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 ADDISONAntidotes are what you take to prevent dotes.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body. As by the one, health is preserved, strengthened, and invigorated: by the other, virtue (which is the health of the mind) is kept alive, cherished, and confirmed.
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The transition from cause to effect, from event to event, is often carried on by secret steps, which our foresight cannot divine, and our sagacity is unable to trace.
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A man’s first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart.
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Let freedom never perish in your hands.
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I Have often thought if the minds of men were laid open, we should see but little difference between that of the wise man and that of the fool.
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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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Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes.
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A solid and substantial greatness of soul looks down with neglect on the censures and applauses of the multitude.
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Music, the greatest good that mortals know and all of heaven we have hear below.
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A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections
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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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I shall endeavor to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality.
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Artificial intelligence will never be a match for natural stupidity.
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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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If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.
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