Jesters do often prove prophets.
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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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 nothing which strengthens faith more than the observance of morality.
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Love, anger, pride and avarice all visibly move in those little orbs.
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A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side.
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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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They were a people so primitive they did not know how to get money, except by working for it.
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The greatest sweetener of human life is friendship.
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A man’s first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart.
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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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Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth.
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Let freedom never perish in your hands.
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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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Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.
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A solid and substantial greatness of soul looks down with neglect on the censures and applauses of the multitude.
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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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