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The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.

Joseph Addison

According to this definition there is nothing so contradictory to his nature as error and falsehood.
JOSEPH ADDISON

According Contradictory Definition Error Falsehood Nature
A good character, good habits and iron industry are impregnable to the assaults of all ill-luck that fools ever dreamed.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Assault Character Dream Good Habit Impregnable Iron
Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Bravery Courage Go Thing
Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Creature Distinguish Laughter Men Mirth Other
A man who has any relish for fine writing either discovers new beauties or receives stronger impressions from the masterly strokes of a great author every time he peruses him; besides that he naturally wears himself into the same manner of speaking and thinking.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Beauty Discover Impression Mastery Men Reading Stroke Stronger Writing
Content thyself to be obscurely good.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Content Good Obscurely Thyself
Nature is full of wonders; every atom is a standing miracle, and endowed with such qualities, as could not be impressed on it by a power and wisdom less than infinite.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Atom Impressed Miracle Nature Quality Stand Wonder
There is not a more pleasing exercise of the mind than gratitude. It is accompanied with such an inward satisfaction that the duty is sufficiently rewarded by the performance
JOSEPH ADDISON

Accompanied Exercise Gratitude Inward Pleasing Satisfaction Thank You Thankful
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.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Agreeable Describe Each Follow Give Grace Light Organ Set Side Surround
One may know a man that never conversed in the world, by his excess of good-breeding.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Breed Converse Excess Good Men World
There is no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Godlike Justice Truly Virtue
He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider that he may one day become old, and remember when he is old, that he has once been young.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Comfort Consider Honor Old Remember Time Years Young
Young men soon give, and soon forget, affronts; old age is slow in both.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Age Birthday Giving Men Old Show Young
A man’s first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Care First Heart Man Reproach
Honor’s a fine imaginary notion, that draws in raw and unexperienced men to real mischiefs.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Honor Inexperience Men Mischief Real
I am wonderfully pleased when I meet with any passage in an old Greek or Latin author, that is not blown upon, and which I have never met with in any quotation.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Country Latin Meet Met Old Passage Upon Wonderfully

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