it would generally be found that he had suffered more from the apprehension of such evils as never happened to him than from those evils which had really befallen him.
JOSEPH ADDISONLove is a second life; it grows into the soul, warms every vein, and beats in every pulse.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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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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When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I’m lost, in wonder, love and praise.
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Young men soon give, and soon forget, affronts; old age is slow in both.
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There is not any present moment that is unconnected with some future one. The life of every man is a continued chain of incidents, each link of which hangs upon the former.
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Nature has laid out all her art in beautifying the face; she has touched it with vermilion, planted in it a double row of ivory, made it the seat of smiles and blushes, lighted it up and enlivened it with the brightness of the eyes.
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Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
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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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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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Love is a second life; it grows into the soul, warms every vein, and beats in every pulse.
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Let freedom never perish in your hands.
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A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections
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Music, the greatest good that mortals know and all of heaven we have hear below.
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Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
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Artificial intelligence will never be a match for natural stupidity.
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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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