A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
JOSEPH ADDISONWhen 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.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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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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I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind.
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There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty.
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The friendships of the world are oft confederacies in vice, or leagues of pleasures.
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There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol.
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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 does nothing without purpose or uselessly.
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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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An evil intention perverts the best actions, and makes them sins.
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The transition from cause to effect, from event to event, is often carried on by secret steps, which our foresight cannot divine, and our sagacity is unable to trace.
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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.
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It is not the business of virtue to extirpate the affections of the mind, but to regulate them.
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Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart.
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A man’s first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart.
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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.
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