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No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority.

Joseph Addison

Honor’s a fine imaginary notion, that draws in raw and unexperienced men to real mischiefs.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Honor Inexperience Men Mischief Real
In private conversation between intimate friends, the wisest men very often talk like the weakest : for indeed the talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Conversation Friend Men Often Private Talk Thinking Weakest Wise
The friendships of the world are oft confederacies in vice, or leagues of pleasures.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Confederacy Friendship League Pleasure Vice
Nature in her whole drama never drew such a part; she has sometimes made a fool, but a coxcomb is always of a man’s own making.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Always Coxcomb Drama Fool Make Men Natural Own Sometimes
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.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Book Exercise Mind Read Reading Strengthened
Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Body Cheerfulness Friendly Happiness Health Inspiration Mind Promoter
Whether this happens because they stay so long and attend their work so diligently that they forget the faces and persons, which they first sat down with, or whatever it is, they seldom rise from the toilet the same woman they appeared when they began to dress
JOSEPH ADDISON

Appear Attend Began Diligently Down Face Forget Happen Lomg Person Seldom
Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Away Clear Friday Life Rust Sunday Week
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.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Become Blacken Cuttlefish Disputant Himself Invisible Mind Unable Water
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
One of the most important but one of the most difficult things for a powerful mind is to be its own master.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Difficult Important Master Mind Own Powerful Thing
It is ridiculous for any man to criticize on the works of another, who has not distinguished himself by his own performances.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Criticism Criticize Men Own Perform Ridiculous
The only way therefore to try a Piece of Wit, is to translate it into a different Language: If it bears the Test you may pronounceit true; but if it vanishes in the Experiment you may conclude it to have been a Punn.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Different Language Only Piece Translate Trying
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.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Labor Noble Nothing Pain Purchase Real True Valuable
Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Honesty Humanity Innumerable Integrity Man Nature Pain Sorrow Subject
Encourage innocent amusement.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Amusement Encourage Innocent

No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority.

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