That aids and strengthens virtue where it meets her And imitates her actions where she is not: It is not to be sported with.
JOSEPH ADDISONMan is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another.
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A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.
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According to this definition there is nothing so contradictory to his nature as error and falsehood.
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All well-regulated families set apart an hour every morning for tea and bread and butter
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What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul.
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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 that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty.
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Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another.
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There is nothing which strengthens faith more than the observance of morality.
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An evil intention perverts the best actions, and makes them sins.
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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’s first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart.
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Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body. As by the one, health is preserved, strengthened, and invigorated: by the other, virtue (which is the health of the mind) is kept alive, cherished, and confirmed.
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A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
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A wealthy doctor who can help a poor man, and will not without a fee, has less sense of humanity than a poor ruffian, who kills a rich man to supply his necessities.
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How is it possible for those who are men of honor in their persons, thus to become notorious liars in their party
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