Knowledge is, indeed, that which, next to virtue, truly and essentially raises one man above another.
JOSEPH ADDISONI reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.
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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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Evil may at some future period bring forth good; and good may bring forth evil, both equally unexpected.
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Love, anger, pride and avarice all visibly move in those little orbs.
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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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Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
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Our disputants put me in mind of the cuttlefish that, when he is unable to extricate himself, blackens the water about him till he becomes invisible.
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Hunting is not a proper employment for a thinking man.
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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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True benevolence or compassion, extends itself through the whole of existence and sympathizes with the distress of every creature capable of sensation.
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Pedantry in learning is like hypocrisy inn religion–a form of knowledge without the power of it.
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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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All well-regulated families set apart an hour every morning for tea and bread and butter
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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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On you, my lord, with anxious fear I wait, and from your judgment must expect my fate.
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