There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty.
JOSEPH ADDISONMusic, the greatest good that mortals know and all of heaven we have hear below.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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Evil may at some future period bring forth good; and good may bring forth evil, both equally unexpected.
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Let freedom never perish in your hands.
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Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense.
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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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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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Their is no defense against criticism except obscurity.
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We are growing serious, and, let me tell you, that’s the very next step to being dull.
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Wit is the fetching of congruity out of incongruity.
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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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A good character, good habits and iron industry are impregnable to the assaults of all ill-luck that fools ever dreamed.
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Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
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Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.
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If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend.
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What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul.
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There are infinite reveries, numberless extravagances, and a perpetual train of vanities which pass through both.
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