Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
JOSEPH ADDISONWhat sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing solitude.
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That aids and strengthens virtue where it meets her And imitates her actions where she is not: It is not to be sported with.
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Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart.
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There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice.
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No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.
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Whether this happens because they stay so long and attend their work so diligently that they forget the faces and persons, which they first sat down with, or whatever it is, they seldom rise from the toilet the same woman they appeared when they began to dress
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When I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves,
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A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections
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No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority.
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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
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A solid and substantial greatness of soul looks down with neglect on the censures and applauses of the multitude.
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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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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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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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I Have often thought if the minds of men were laid open, we should see but little difference between that of the wise man and that of the fool.
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