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

Joseph Addison

It is ridiculous for any man to criticize on the works of another, who has not distinguished himself by his own performances.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Criticism Criticize Men Own Perform Ridiculous
I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Animal Blackbird Frankly Fruit Garden Song Value
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
Love is a second life; it grows into the soul, warms every vein, and beats in every pulse.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Every Life Love Pulse Soul Vein
There are many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Discretion Man Mind Quality Shining Useful
Hunting is not a proper employment for a thinking man.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Hunting Man Proper Thinking Unemployment
Among all kinds of Writing, there is none in which Authors are more apt to miscarry than in Works of Humour, as there is none in which they are more ambitious to excel.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Ambitious Kind Literature None Writing
There is something very sublime, though very fanciful, in Plato’s description of the Supreme Being,–that truth is His body and light His shadow.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Being Error Fanciful Plato Something Supreme Truth Very
There is not any present moment that is unconnected with some future one. The life of every man is a continued chain of incidents, each link of which hangs upon the former.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Evil Future Men Moment Present Secret
Nature has laid out all her art in beautifying the face; she has touched it with vermilion, planted in it a double row of ivory, made it the seat of smiles and blushes, lighted it up and enlivened it with the brightness of the eyes.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Art Beautifying Double Eye Laid Light Made Nature Planted Seat
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
Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Disappointment Happiness Losses Pain Patience
If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Bosom Brother Counselor Elder Experience Inspirational Life Make Relevance Success
The most skillful flattery is to let a person talk on, and be a listener.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Flattery Listener Person Skillful
Health and cheerfulness naturally beget each other.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Beget Cheerfulness Get Health Inspirational Well Yoga
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.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Bent Come Inclination Length Present Reason Regard Since Voice

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