There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty.
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.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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A man who has any relish for fine writing either discovers new beauties or receives stronger impressions from the masterly strokes of a great author every time he peruses him; besides that he naturally wears himself into the same manner of speaking and thinking.
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Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
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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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Temperance gives nature her full play, and enables her to exert herself in all her force and vigor.
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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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Honour’s a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind’s distinguishing perfection
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It is not the business of virtue to extirpate the affections of the mind, but to regulate them.
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When a woman comes to her class, she does not employ her time in making herself look more advantageously what she really is, but endeavours to be as much another creature as she possibly can.
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Health and cheerfulness naturally beget each other.
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The most skillful flattery is to let a person talk on, and be a listener.
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Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.
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I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind.
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Young men soon give, and soon forget, affronts; old age is slow in both.
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The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.
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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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