He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider that he may one day become old, and remember when he is old, that he has once been young.
JOSEPH ADDISONOn you, my lord, with anxious fear I wait, and from your judgment must expect my fate.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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On you, my lord, with anxious fear I wait, and from your judgment must expect my fate.
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Encourage innocent amusement.
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There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty.
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Nature in her whole drama never drew such a part; she has sometimes made a fool, but a coxcomb is always of a man’s own making.
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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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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
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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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The greatest sweetener of human life is friendship.
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Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another.
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Music, the greatest good that mortals know and all of heaven we have hear below.
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Honour’s a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind’s distinguishing perfection
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According to this definition there is nothing so contradictory to his nature as error and falsehood.
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Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.
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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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Hunting is not a proper employment for a thinking man.
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