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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.

Joseph Addison

I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow: when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Consider Deposed Dispute Divide Follow King Quickly
Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart.
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Elation Heart Luxury Men Pride
A good character, good habits and iron industry are impregnable to the assaults of all ill-luck that fools ever dreamed.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Assault Character Dream Good Habit Impregnable Iron
Words, when well chosen, have so great a force in them, that a description often gives us more lively ideas than the sight of things themselves.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Description Force Give Giving Idea Ideas Lively Sight Themselves
A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
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Bless Blessed Blessing Enjoy Greatest Men Mind World
Nature has laid out all her art in beautifying the face; she has touched it with vermilion, planted in it a double row of ivory, made it the seat of smiles and blushes, lighted it up and enlivened it with the brightness of the eyes.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Art Beautifying Double Eye Laid Light Made Nature Planted Seat
Were I to prescribe a rule for drinking, it should be formed upon a saying quoted by Sir William Temple: the first glass for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the fourth for mine enemies.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Drinking Enemy Form Glasses Prescribe Quote Say
If men of eminence are exposed to censure on one hand, they are as much liable to flattery on the other. If they receive reproaches which are not due to them, they likewise receive praises which they do not deserve.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Ensure Expose Flatter Flattery Hand Liable Men Other
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Along Flower Friendship Inspirational Life Pathway Scarred Smile Sunshine Sure
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
The most skillful flattery is to let a person talk on, and be a listener.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Flattery Listener Person Skillful
All well-regulated families set apart an hour every morning for tea and bread and butter
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Apart Bread Butter Hour Morning Regulate Tea Well
It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Complain Excellence Imperfect Inspiring Perfect
it would generally be found that he had suffered more from the apprehension of such evils as never happened to him than from those evils which had really befallen him.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Apprehension Befallen Found Generally Happen Really Suffer
Nothing that isn’t a real crime makes a man appear so contemptible and little in the eyes of the world as inconsistency.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Appear Eye Inconsistency Little Man Real World
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

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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