How is it possible for those who are men of honor in their persons, thus to become notorious liars in their party
JOSEPH ADDISONNo one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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The most skillful flattery is to let a person talk on, and be a listener.
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There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol.
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I shall endeavor to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality.
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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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What an absurd thing it is to pass over all the valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention on his infirmities.
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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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Wit is the fetching of congruity out of incongruity.
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No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority.
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All well-regulated families set apart an hour every morning for tea and bread and butter
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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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Our delight in any particular study, art, or science rises and improves in proportion to the application which we bestow upon it. Thus, what was at first an exercise becomes at length an entertainment.
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Let freedom never perish in your hands.
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What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.
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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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Mankind are more indebted to industry than ingenuity; the gods set up their favors at a price, and industry is the purchaser.
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