Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.
JOSEPH ADDISONNothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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Look what a little vain dust we are!
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A man’s first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart.
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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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A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
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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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There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol.
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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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Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.
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Whether this happens because they stay so long and attend their work so diligently that they forget the faces and persons, which they first sat down with, or whatever it is, they seldom rise from the toilet the same woman they appeared when they began to dress
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Silence is sometimes more significant and sublime than the most noble and most expressive eloquence, and is on many occasions the indication of a great mind.
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No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.
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Their is no defense against criticism except obscurity.
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A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections
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If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend.
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The greatest sweetener of human life is friendship.
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