Talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.
JOSEPH ADDISONIn private conversation between intimate friends, the wisest men very often talk like the weakest : for indeed the talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.
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Nature is full of wonders; every atom is a standing miracle, and endowed with such qualities, as could not be impressed on it by a power and wisdom less than infinite.
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No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.
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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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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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Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion.
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Nothing that isn’t a real crime makes a man appear so contemptible and little in the eyes of the world as inconsistency.
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I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind.
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Honour’s a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind’s distinguishing perfection
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Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart.
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There is no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.
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Encourage innocent amusement.
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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.
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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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Evil may at some future period bring forth good; and good may bring forth evil, both equally unexpected.
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