Pedantry in learning is like hypocrisy inn religion–a form of knowledge without the power of it.
JOSEPH ADDISONWhen 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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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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A solid and substantial greatness of soul looks down with neglect on the censures and applauses of the multitude.
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Honour’s a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind’s distinguishing perfection
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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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He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider that he may one day become old, and remember when he is old, that he has once been young.
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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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Let freedom never perish in your hands.
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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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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.
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Jesters do often prove prophets.
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Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
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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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Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
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The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.
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It is ridiculous for any man to criticize on the works of another, who has not distinguished himself by his own performances.
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