Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass.
JOSEPH ADDISONMen may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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Nature does nothing without purpose or uselessly.
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There is nothing which strengthens faith more than the observance of morality.
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Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
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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.
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Misery and ignorance are always the cause of great evils. Misery is easily excited to anger, and ignorance soon yields to perfidious counsels.
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Jesters do often prove prophets.
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All well-regulated families set apart an hour every morning for tea and bread and butter
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True benevolence or compassion, extends itself through the whole of existence and sympathizes with the distress of every creature capable of sensation.
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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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I shall endeavor to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality.
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Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion.
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Words, when well chosen, have so great a force in them, that a description often gives us more lively ideas than the sight of things themselves.
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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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Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense.
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True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one’s self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.
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