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 ADDISONHow is it possible for those who are men of honor in their persons, thus to become notorious liars in their party
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend.
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To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing solitude.
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There is noting truly valuable which can be purchased without pains and labor. The gods have set a price upon every real and noble pleasure.
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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
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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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Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter. In love to our wives there is desire; to our sons, ambition, but to our daughters there is something which there are no words to express.
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The most skillful flattery is to let a person talk on, and be a listener.
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There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol.
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We are growing serious, and, let me tell you, that’s the very next step to being dull.
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Health and cheerfulness naturally beget each other.
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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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Look what a little vain dust we are!
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There is nothing which strengthens faith more than the observance of morality.
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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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It is not the business of virtue to extirpate the affections of the mind, but to regulate them.
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