Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not equally beloved by the person whom he entirely loves.
JOSEPH ADDISONKnowledge is, indeed, that which, next to virtue, truly and essentially raises one man above another.
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A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side.
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There are many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion.
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There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty.
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A man who has any relish for fine writing either discovers new beauties or receives stronger impressions from the masterly strokes of a great author every time he peruses him; besides that he naturally wears himself into the same manner of speaking and thinking.
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Nature in her whole drama never drew such a part; she has sometimes made a fool, but a coxcomb is always of a man’s own making.
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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
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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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Knowledge is, indeed, that which, next to virtue, truly and essentially raises one man above another.
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I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind.
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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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A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
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Our disputants put me in mind of the cuttlefish that, when he is unable to extricate himself, blackens the water about him till he becomes invisible.
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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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Encourage innocent amusement.
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There is no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.
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