The transition from cause to effect, from event to event, is often carried on by secret steps, which our foresight cannot divine, and our sagacity is unable to trace.
JOSEPH ADDISONThere 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.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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Wit is the fetching of congruity out of incongruity.
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There are infinite reveries, numberless extravagances, and a perpetual train of vanities which pass through both.
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Encourage innocent amusement.
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Artificial intelligence will never be a match for natural stupidity.
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Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.
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A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections
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Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion.
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Young men soon give, and soon forget, affronts; old age is slow in both.
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Among all kinds of Writing, there is none in which Authors are more apt to miscarry than in Works of Humour, as there is none in which they are more ambitious to excel.
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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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If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.
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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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There are many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion.
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Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart.
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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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