There is something very sublime, though very fanciful, in Plato’s description of the Supreme Being,–that truth is His body and light His shadow.
JOSEPH ADDISONNo one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
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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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In private conversation between intimate friends, the wisest men very often talk like the weakest : for indeed the talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.
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An evil intention perverts the best actions, and makes them sins.
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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.
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A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections
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Honor’s a fine imaginary notion, that draws in raw and unexperienced men to real mischiefs.
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On you, my lord, with anxious fear I wait, and from your judgment must expect my fate.
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Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.
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To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing solitude.
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Temperance gives nature her full play, and enables her to exert herself in all her force and vigor.
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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.
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Nature is full of wonders; every atom is a standing miracle, and endowed with such qualities, as could not be impressed on it by a power and wisdom less than infinite.
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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.
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Love is a second life; it grows into the soul, warms every vein, and beats in every pulse.
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