Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another.
JOSEPH ADDISONIf men would consider not so much wherein they differ, as wherein they agree, there would be far less of uncharitableness and angry feeling in the world.
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The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.
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Among all kinds of Writing, there is none in which Authors are more apt to miscarry than in Works of Humour, as there is none in which they are more ambitious to excel.
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True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one’s self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.
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A 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 day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
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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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Talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.
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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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When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.
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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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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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Antidotes are what you take to prevent dotes.
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Nature does nothing without purpose or uselessly.
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If men would consider not so much wherein they differ, as wherein they agree, there would be far less of uncharitableness and angry feeling in the world.
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On you, my lord, with anxious fear I wait, and from your judgment must expect my fate.
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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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If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is.
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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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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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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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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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Encourage innocent amusement.
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The most skillful flattery is to let a person talk on, and be a listener.
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A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.
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When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I’m lost, in wonder, love and praise.
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An evil intention perverts the best actions, and makes them sins.
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