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Encourage innocent amusement.

Joseph Addison

A solid and substantial greatness of soul looks down with neglect on the censures and applauses of the multitude.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Applause Down Greatness Look Multitude Neglect Soul
A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world; and if in the present life his happiness arises from the subduing of his desires, it will arise in the next from the gratification of them.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Arise Bless Blessing Contented Enjoy Great Happiness Men Mind Present Subduing
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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Doctors Humanity Kill Man Men Poor Ruffian Wealthy
Talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.
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Aloud Best Friend Friendship Thinking
Were I to prescribe a rule for drinking, it should be formed upon a saying quoted by Sir William Temple: the first glass for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the fourth for mine enemies.
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Drinking Enemy Form Glasses Prescribe Quote Say
Temperance gives nature her full play, and enables her to exert herself in all her force and vigor.
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Exert Force Full Giving Nature Play Temperance Vigor
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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Complain Excellence Imperfect Inspiring Perfect
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
Antidotes are what you take to prevent dotes.
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Antidote Dotes People Stupid Take
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Essential Hope Inspirational Life Love Something
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
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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Advantageously Class Come Employ Long Maturity Really Women
When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.
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Circumstance Enemies Goal Innovation Men Naturally
One may know a man that never conversed in the world, by his excess of good-breeding.
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Breed Converse Excess Good Men World
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.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Consider Deposed Dispute Divide Follow King Quickly
The only way therefore to try a Piece of Wit, is to translate it into a different Language: If it bears the Test you may pronounceit true; but if it vanishes in the Experiment you may conclude it to have been a Punn.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Different Language Only Piece Translate Trying

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