Words, when well chosen, have so great a force in them, that a description often gives us more lively ideas than the sight of things themselves.
JOSEPH ADDISONAccording to this definition there is nothing so contradictory to his nature as error and falsehood.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend.
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Jesters do often prove prophets.
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The greatest sweetener of human life is friendship.
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Silence is sometimes more significant and sublime than the most noble and most expressive eloquence, and is on many occasions the indication of a great mind.
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All well-regulated families set apart an hour every morning for tea and bread and butter
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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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A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections
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They were a people so primitive they did not know how to get money, except by working for it.
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Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
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There is nothing which strengthens faith more than the observance of morality.
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Health and cheerfulness naturally beget each other.
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If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.
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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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Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
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Let freedom never perish in your hands.
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