A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
JOSEPH ADDISONThere is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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Were a man’s sorrows and disquietudes summed up at the end of his life.
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The great difference is, that the first knows how to pick and cull his thoughts for conversation, by suppressing some, and communicating others; whereas the other lets them all indifferently fly out in words.
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What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul.
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Honour’s a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind’s distinguishing perfection
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Jesters do often prove prophets.
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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.
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When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.
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A man’s first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart.
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True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one’s self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.
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Love, anger, pride and avarice all visibly move in those little orbs.
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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world; and if in the present life his happiness arises from the subduing of his desires, it will arise in the next from the gratification of them.
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The greatest sweetener of human life is friendship.
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What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.
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It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.
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There is nothing more requisite in business than despatch.
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