A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side.
JOSEPH ADDISONHow is it possible for those who are men of honor in their persons, thus to become notorious liars in their party
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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There is no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.
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Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.
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Knowledge is, indeed, that which, next to virtue, truly and essentially raises one man above another.
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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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Silence is sometimes more significant and sublime than the most noble and most expressive eloquence, and is on many occasions the indication of a great mind.
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Pedantry in learning is like hypocrisy inn religion–a form of knowledge without the power of it.
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Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
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I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.
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Encourage innocent amusement.
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I never knew an early-rising, hard-working, prudent man, careful of his earnings and strictly honest, who complained of hard luck.
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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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The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.
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Nature in her whole drama never drew such a part; she has sometimes made a fool, but a coxcomb is always of a man’s own making.
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Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
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It is not the business of virtue to extirpate the affections of the mind, but to regulate them.
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Evil may at some future period bring forth good; and good may bring forth evil, both equally unexpected.
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A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
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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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If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend.
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When I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves,
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Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.
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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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The friendships of the world are oft confederacies in vice, or leagues of pleasures.
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Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not equally beloved by the person whom he entirely loves.
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When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I’m lost, in wonder, love and praise.
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