In private conversation between intimate friends, the wisest men very often talk like the weakest : for indeed the talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.
JOSEPH ADDISONThere is nothing more requisite in business than despatch.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol.
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Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
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There is not any present moment that is unconnected with some future one. The life of every man is a continued chain of incidents, each link of which hangs upon the former.
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Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart.
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Love, anger, pride and avarice all visibly move in those little orbs.
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There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice.
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Hunting is not a proper employment for a thinking man.
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Encourage innocent amusement.
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Music, the greatest good that mortals know and all of heaven we have hear below.
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Were I to prescribe a rule for drinking, it should be formed upon a saying quoted by Sir William Temple: the first glass for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the fourth for mine enemies.
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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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Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.
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Look what a little vain dust we are!
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It is not the business of virtue to extirpate the affections of the mind, but to regulate them.
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Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes.
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