When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.
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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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 only way therefore to try a Piece of Wit, is to translate it into a different Language: If it bears the Test you may pronounceit true; but if it vanishes in the Experiment you may conclude it to have been a Punn.
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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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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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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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Encourage innocent amusement.
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Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart.
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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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Love is a second life; it grows into the soul, warms every vein, and beats in every pulse.
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Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass.
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I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind.
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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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Their is no defense against criticism except obscurity.
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Honour’s a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind’s distinguishing perfection
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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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