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 ADDISONHealth and cheerfulness naturally beget each other.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart.
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What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul.
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The utmost extent of man’s knowledge, is to know that he knows nothing.
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Love is a second life; it grows into the soul, warms every vein, and beats in every pulse.
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It is ridiculous for any man to criticize on the works of another, who has not distinguished himself by his own performances.
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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.
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We are growing serious, and, let me tell you, that’s the very next step to being dull.
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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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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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This not in mortals to command success, but we’ll do more, Sempronius, we’ll deserve it.
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Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth.
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Hunting is not a proper employment for a thinking man.
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A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.
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I am wonderfully pleased when I meet with any passage in an old Greek or Latin author, that is not blown upon, and which I have never met with in any quotation.
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The hours of a wise man are lengthened by his ideas.
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