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The friendships of the world are oft confederacies in vice, or leagues of pleasures.

Joseph Addison

We are growing serious, and, let me tell you, that’s the very next step to being dull.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Dull Next People Serious Step Stupid
There is no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.
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Godlike Justice Truly Virtue
I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow: when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes.
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Consider Deposed Dispute Divide Follow King Quickly
it would generally be found that he had suffered more from the apprehension of such evils as never happened to him than from those evils which had really befallen him.
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Apprehension Befallen Found Generally Happen Really Suffer
I am wonderfully pleased when I meet with any passage in an old Greek or Latin author, that is not blown upon, and which I have never met with in any quotation.
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Country Latin Meet Met Old Passage Upon Wonderfully
Misery and ignorance are always the cause of great evils. Misery is easily excited to anger, and ignorance soon yields to perfidious counsels.
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Always Evil Great Ignorance Misery Yield
He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider that he may one day become old, and remember when he is old, that he has once been young.
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Comfort Consider Honor Old Remember Time Years Young
Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.
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Away Clear Friday Life Rust Sunday Week
A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections
JOSEPH ADDISON

Critic Excellence Imperfection Inspiration Ought True
To this end, nothing is to be more carefully consulted than plainness. In a lady’s attire this is the single excellence; for to be what some people call fine, is the same vice, in that case, as to be florid is in writing or speaking.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Attire Consult Excellence People Plainness Writing
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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Atom Impressed Miracle Nature Quality Stand Wonder
Hung it on each side with curious organs of sense, given it airs and graces that cannot be described, and surrounded it with such a flowing shade of hair as sets all its beauties in the most agreeable light.
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Agreeable Describe Each Follow Give Grace Light Organ Set Side Surround
Knowledge is, indeed, that which, next to virtue, truly and essentially raises one man above another.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Above Another Essential Knowledge Man Men Next Raise
To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing solitude.
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Other Passion Pleasing Single Solitude Tormented
All well-regulated families set apart an hour every morning for tea and bread and butter
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Apart Bread Butter Hour Morning Regulate Tea Well
Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not equally beloved by the person whom he entirely loves.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Apprehension Beloved Jealousy Love Men Pain

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