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.
JOSEPH ADDISONA wealthy doctor who can help a poor man, and will not without a fee, has less sense of humanity than a poor ruffian, who kills a rich man to supply his necessities.
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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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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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Nature is full of wonders; every atom is a standing miracle, and endowed with such qualities, as could not be impressed on it by a power and wisdom less than infinite.
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What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul.
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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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The utmost extent of man’s knowledge, is to know that he knows nothing.
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There is something very sublime, though very fanciful, in Plato’s description of the Supreme Being,–that truth is His body and light His shadow.
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Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense.
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Jesters do often prove prophets.
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There are infinite reveries, numberless extravagances, and a perpetual train of vanities which pass through both.
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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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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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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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Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
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The hours of a wise man are lengthened by his ideas.
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