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They were a people so primitive they did not know how to get money, except by working for it.

Joseph Addison

A man who has any relish for fine writing either discovers new beauties or receives stronger impressions from the masterly strokes of a great author every time he peruses him; besides that he naturally wears himself into the same manner of speaking and thinking.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Beauty Discover Impression Mastery Men Reading Stroke Stronger Writing
Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.
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Away Clear Friday Life Rust Sunday Week
If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is.
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Act Create Dream Hope Life Possess Really Shadow
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.
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Admire Discover Familiar Fresh Grow Immediately Life Object Passion Respect Upon
Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart.
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Elation Heart Luxury Men Pride
Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
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Charity Hand Heart Virtue
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
A person may be qualified to do greater good to mankind and become more beneficial to the world, by morality without faith than by faith without morality.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Become Greater Mankind May Morality Person Qualified World
One may know a man that never conversed in the world, by his excess of good-breeding.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Breed Converse Excess Good Men World
How is it possible for those who are men of honor in their persons, thus to become notorious liars in their party
JOSEPH ADDISON

Honor Liar Men Notorious Party Possibly
A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Bondage Day Eternity Hour Liberty Virtue
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
There are infinite reveries, numberless extravagances, and a perpetual train of vanities which pass through both.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Both Infinite Numberless Pas Perpetual Reveries Vanities
A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Believe Own Side Stupid Uncharitable War
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.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Atom Impressed Miracle Nature Quality Stand Wonder
To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing solitude.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Other Passion Pleasing Single Solitude Tormented

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