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That aids and strengthens virtue where it meets her And imitates her actions where she is not: It is not to be sported with.

Joseph Addison

What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Education Inspiring Marble Motivational Scripture
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
Our delight in any particular study, art, or science rises and improves in proportion to the application which we bestow upon it. Thus, what was at first an exercise becomes at length an entertainment.
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Application Art Bestow Delight Exercise Science Study Upon
All well-regulated families set apart an hour every morning for tea and bread and butter
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Apart Bread Butter Hour Morning Regulate Tea Well
Love is a second life; it grows into the soul, warms every vein, and beats in every pulse.
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Every Life Love Pulse Soul Vein
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
Whether this happens because they stay so long and attend their work so diligently that they forget the faces and persons, which they first sat down with, or whatever it is, they seldom rise from the toilet the same woman they appeared when they began to dress
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Appear Attend Began Diligently Down Face Forget Happen Lomg Person Seldom
There are many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion.
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Discretion Man Mind Quality Shining Useful
If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend.
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Bosom Friend Guardian Angel Make Perseverance Preserving Success
Look what a little vain dust we are!
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Dust Little Look Visible
There are infinite reveries, numberless extravagances, and a perpetual train of vanities which pass through both.
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Both Infinite Numberless Pas Perpetual Reveries Vanities
The great difference is, that the first knows how to pick and cull his thoughts for conversation, by suppressing some, and communicating others; whereas the other lets them all indifferently fly out in words.
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Difference First Great Know Out Pick Suppress Word Thought
Music, the greatest good that mortals know and all of heaven we have hear below.
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Below Good Greatest Heaven Mortal Music Wisdom
Hung it on each side with curious organs of sense, given it airs and graces that cannot be described, and surrounded it with such a flowing shade of hair as sets all its beauties in the most agreeable light.
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Agreeable Describe Each Follow Give Grace Light Organ Set Side Surround
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
There is noting truly valuable which can be purchased without pains and labor. The gods have set a price upon every real and noble pleasure.
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Labor Noble Nothing Pain Purchase Real True Valuable

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