We are growing serious, and, let me tell you, that’s the very next step to being dull.
JOSEPH ADDISONThree grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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There is nothing which strengthens faith more than the observance of morality.
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Wit is the fetching of congruity out of incongruity.
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There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol.
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It is ridiculous for any man to criticize on the works of another, who has not distinguished himself by his own performances.
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According to this definition there is nothing so contradictory to his nature as error and falsehood.
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There is no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.
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There is not any present moment that is unconnected with some future one. The life of every man is a continued chain of incidents, each link of which hangs upon the former.
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No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.
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Hung it on each side with curious organs of sense, given it airs and graces that cannot be described, and surrounded it with such a flowing shade of hair as sets all its beauties in the most agreeable light.
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If men of eminence are exposed to censure on one hand, they are as much liable to flattery on the other. If they receive reproaches which are not due to them, they likewise receive praises which they do not deserve.
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A good character, good habits and iron industry are impregnable to the assaults of all ill-luck that fools ever dreamed.
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Nature does nothing without purpose or uselessly.
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If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend.
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Knowledge is, indeed, that which, next to virtue, truly and essentially raises one man above another.
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How is it possible for those who are men of honor in their persons, thus to become notorious liars in their party
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