Evil may at some future period bring forth good; and good may bring forth evil, both equally unexpected.
JOSEPH ADDISONCharity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.
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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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A wealthy doctor who can help a poor man, and will not without a fee, has less sense of humanity than a poor ruffian, who kills a rich man to supply his necessities.
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Antidotes are what you take to prevent dotes.
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The greatest sweetener of human life is friendship.
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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 no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.
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Encourage innocent amusement.
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A man who has any relish for fine writing either discovers new beauties or receives stronger impressions from the masterly strokes of a great author every time he peruses him; besides that he naturally wears himself into the same manner of speaking and thinking.
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An evil intention perverts the best actions, and makes them sins.
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Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes.
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If men of eminence are exposed to censure on one hand, they are as much liable to flattery on the other. If they receive reproaches which are not due to them, they likewise receive praises which they do not deserve.
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The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.
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They were a people so primitive they did not know how to get money, except by working for it.
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Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
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