There is no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.
JOSEPH ADDISONThere are many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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One of the most important but one of the most difficult things for a powerful mind is to be its own master.
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A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections
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A good character, good habits and iron industry are impregnable to the assaults of all ill-luck that fools ever dreamed.
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Love is a second life; it grows into the soul, warms every vein, and beats in every pulse.
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What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul.
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I shall endeavor to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality.
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Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart.
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This not in mortals to command success, but we’ll do more, Sempronius, we’ll deserve it.
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There is nothing which strengthens faith more than the observance of morality.
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Nature does nothing without purpose or uselessly.
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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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Artificial intelligence will never be a match for natural stupidity.
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Content thyself to be obscurely good.
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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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Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth.
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