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When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.

Joseph Addison

There is no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Godlike Justice Truly Virtue
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.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Complain Excellence Imperfect Inspiring Perfect
The most skillful flattery is to let a person talk on, and be a listener.
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Flattery Listener Person Skillful
He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider that he may one day become old, and remember when he is old, that he has once been young.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Comfort Consider Honor Old Remember Time Years Young
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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Along Flower Friendship Inspirational Life Pathway Scarred Smile Sunshine Sure
When I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves,
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Beautiful Epitaph Grief Hear Incardinate King Meet Parent Tombstone Upon
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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Labor Noble Nothing Pain Purchase Real True Valuable
Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart.
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Elation Heart Luxury Men Pride
Words, when well chosen, have so great a force in them, that a description often gives us more lively ideas than the sight of things themselves.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Description Force Give Giving Idea Ideas Lively Sight Themselves
If men would consider not so much wherein they differ, as wherein they agree, there would be far less of uncharitableness and angry feeling in the world.
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Agree Angry Feeling Happiness Happy Inspirational Uncharitableness
On you, my lord, with anxious fear I wait, and from your judgment must expect my fate.
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Anxiety Fate Fear Judgment Lord Waiting
Knowledge is, indeed, that which, next to virtue, truly and essentially raises one man above another.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Above Another Essential Knowledge Man Men Next Raise
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.
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Ambitious Kind Literature None Writing
Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Birth Evening Listen Listening Moon Repeat Shade Stories Take Tale Wondrous
Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Change Fool Funny Inspirational Men Nature Ride
Temperance gives nature her full play, and enables her to exert herself in all her force and vigor.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Exert Force Full Giving Nature Play Temperance Vigor

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