What an absurd thing it is to pass over all the valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention on his infirmities.
JOSEPH ADDISON
A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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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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There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty.
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Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
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The greatest sweetener of human life is friendship.
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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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The most skillful flattery is to let a person talk on, and be a listener.
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It is ridiculous for any man to criticize on the works of another, who has not distinguished himself by his own performances.
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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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Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.
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Wit is the fetching of congruity out of incongruity.
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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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The hours of a wise man are lengthened by his ideas.
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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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If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend.
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