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There are infinite reveries, numberless extravagances, and a perpetual train of vanities which pass through both.

Joseph Addison

Nature does nothing without purpose or uselessly.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Doe Nature Nothing Purpose Uselessly
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
Encourage innocent amusement.
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Amusement Encourage Innocent
Admiration is a very short lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it still be fed with fresh discoveries, and kept alive by a new perpetual succession of miracles rising up to its view.
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Admire Discover Familiar Fresh Grow Immediately Life Object Passion Respect Upon
If men of eminence are exposed to censure on one hand, they are as much liable to flattery on the other. If they receive reproaches which are not due to them, they likewise receive praises which they do not deserve.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Ensure Expose Flatter Flattery Hand Liable Men Other
Health and cheerfulness naturally beget each other.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Beget Cheerfulness Get Health Inspirational Well Yoga
Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body. As by the one, health is preserved, strengthened, and invigorated: by the other, virtue (which is the health of the mind) is kept alive, cherished, and confirmed.
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Book Exercise Mind Read Reading Strengthened
Wit is the fetching of congruity out of incongruity.
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Fetch Incongruity Out Wit
A man who has any relish for fine writing either discovers new beauties or receives stronger impressions from the masterly strokes of a great author every time he peruses him; besides that he naturally wears himself into the same manner of speaking and thinking.
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Beauty Discover Impression Mastery Men Reading Stroke Stronger Writing
Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
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Creature Distinguish Laughter Men Mirth Other
When I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves,
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Beautiful Epitaph Grief Hear Incardinate King Meet Parent Tombstone Upon
There are infinite reveries, numberless extravagances, and a perpetual train of vanities which pass through both.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Both Infinite Numberless Pas Perpetual Reveries Vanities
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
I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.
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Animal Blackbird Frankly Fruit Garden Song Value
When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I’m lost, in wonder, love and praise.
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God Lost Mercy Rise Soul Transported View Wonder
Love, anger, pride and avarice all visibly move in those little orbs.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Advance Anger Little Love More Moving Pride Side Visibly

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