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On you, my lord, with anxious fear I wait, and from your judgment must expect my fate.

Joseph Addison

What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul.
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Education Inspiring Marble Motivational Scripture
There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty.
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Beauty Directly Inspirational More Soul
Encourage innocent amusement.
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Amusement Encourage Innocent
Hunting is not a proper employment for a thinking man.
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Hunting Man Proper Thinking Unemployment
I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow: when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes.
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Consider Deposed Dispute Divide Follow King Quickly
If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is.
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Act Create Dream Hope Life Possess Really Shadow
Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.
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Editing Editors Storm
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.
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Art Beautifying Double Eye Laid Light Made Nature Planted Seat
An evil intention perverts the best actions, and makes them sins.
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Action Evil Intention Make Prevent Sin
Pedantry in learning is like hypocrisy inn religion–a form of knowledge without the power of it.
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Form Hypocrisy Knowledge Learning Pedant Power
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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God Lost Mercy Rise Soul Transported View Wonder
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.
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Comfort Consider Honor Old Remember Time Years Young
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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Labor Noble Nothing Pain Purchase Real True Valuable
Our delight in any particular study, art, or science rises and improves in proportion to the application which we bestow upon it. Thus, what was at first an exercise becomes at length an entertainment.
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Application Art Bestow Delight Exercise Science Study Upon
Honor’s a fine imaginary notion, that draws in raw and unexperienced men to real mischiefs.
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Honor Inexperience Men Mischief Real
What an absurd thing it is to pass over all the valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention on his infirmities.
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Absurd Attention Men Over Part Pass

On you, my lord, with anxious fear I wait, and from your judgment must expect my fate.

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