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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.

Joseph Addison

A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Bondage Day Eternity Hour Liberty Virtue
There is nothing which strengthens faith more than the observance of morality.
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Faith Morality Nothing Observance Strength
Mankind are more indebted to industry than ingenuity; the gods set up their favors at a price, and industry is the purchaser.
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Favor Important Industry Ingenuity Mankind Purchaser
Love, anger, pride and avarice all visibly move in those little orbs.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Advance Anger Little Love More Moving Pride Side Visibly
The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Discover Enjoy Friend Friendship Highest Real Secret
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
There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Beauty Directly Inspirational More Soul
Temperance gives nature her full play, and enables her to exert herself in all her force and vigor.
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Exert Force Full Giving Nature Play Temperance Vigor
The great difference is, that the first knows how to pick and cull his thoughts for conversation, by suppressing some, and communicating others; whereas the other lets them all indifferently fly out in words.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Difference First Great Know Out Pick Suppress Word Thought
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
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Essential Hope Inspirational Life Love Something
Among all kinds of Writing, there is none in which Authors are more apt to miscarry than in Works of Humour, as there is none in which they are more ambitious to excel.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Ambitious Kind Literature None Writing
Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Body Cheerfulness Friendly Happiness Health Inspiration Mind Promoter
Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Charity Hand Heart Virtue
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
JOSEPH ADDISON

Appear Attend Began Diligently Down Face Forget Happen Lomg Person Seldom
True benevolence or compassion, extends itself through the whole of existence and sympathizes with the distress of every creature capable of sensation.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Animal Capable Compassion Creature Distress Philanthropy Sympathize

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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