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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.

Joseph Addison

A person may be qualified to do greater good to mankind and become more beneficial to the world, by morality without faith than by faith without morality.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Become Greater Mankind May Morality Person Qualified World
I am wonderfully pleased when I meet with any passage in an old Greek or Latin author, that is not blown upon, and which I have never met with in any quotation.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Country Latin Meet Met Old Passage Upon Wonderfully
Music, the greatest good that mortals know and all of heaven we have hear below.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Below Good Greatest Heaven Mortal Music Wisdom
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 ADDISON

Apprehension Beloved Jealousy Love Men Pain
Admiration is a very short lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it still be fed with fresh discoveries, and kept alive by a new perpetual succession of miracles rising up to its view.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Admire Discover Familiar Fresh Grow Immediately Life Object Passion Respect Upon
There are many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Discretion Man Mind Quality Shining Useful
We are growing serious, and, let me tell you, that’s the very next step to being dull.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Dull Next People Serious Step Stupid
Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Creature Distinguish Laughter Men Mirth Other
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.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Evil Future Men Moment Present Secret
The only way therefore to try a Piece of Wit, is to translate it into a different Language: If it bears the Test you may pronounceit true; but if it vanishes in the Experiment you may conclude it to have been a Punn.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Different Language Only Piece Translate Trying
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.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Become Blacken Cuttlefish Disputant Himself Invisible Mind Unable Water
I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Animal Blackbird Frankly Fruit Garden Song Value
Knowledge is, indeed, that which, next to virtue, truly and essentially raises one man above another.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Above Another Essential Knowledge Man Men Next Raise
Talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Aloud Best Friend Friendship Thinking
A man’s first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Care First Heart Man Reproach
Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Bravery Courage Go Thing

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