The hours of a wise man are lengthened by his ideas.
JOSEPH ADDISONThere is nothing which strengthens faith more than the observance of morality.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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Love is a second life; it grows into the soul, warms every vein, and beats in every pulse.
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The greatest sweetener of human life is friendship.
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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
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I Have often thought if the minds of men were laid open, we should see but little difference between that of the wise man and that of the fool.
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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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Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes.
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Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.
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If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend.
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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.
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Honor’s a fine imaginary notion, that draws in raw and unexperienced men to real mischiefs.
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It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.
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There is no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.
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A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.
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A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
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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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