Jesters do often prove prophets.
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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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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Artificial intelligence will never be a match for natural stupidity.
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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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It is not the business of virtue to extirpate the affections of the mind, but to regulate them.
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There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty.
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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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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.
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Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes.
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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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Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart.
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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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An evil intention perverts the best actions, and makes them sins.
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There are many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion.
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There is nothing more requisite in business than despatch.
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Antidotes are what you take to prevent dotes.
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