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.
JOSEPH ADDISONAccording to this definition there is nothing so contradictory to his nature as error and falsehood.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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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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There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty.
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When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.
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One of the most important but one of the most difficult things for a powerful mind is to be its own master.
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If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend.
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A man’s first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart.
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Mankind are more indebted to industry than ingenuity; the gods set up their favors at a price, and industry is the purchaser.
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The greatest sweetener of human life is friendship.
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Look what a little vain dust we are!
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Nature is full of wonders; every atom is a standing miracle, and endowed with such qualities, as could not be impressed on it by a power and wisdom less than infinite.
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Let freedom never perish in your hands.
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Were a man’s sorrows and disquietudes summed up at the end of his life.
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Young men soon give, and soon forget, affronts; old age is slow in both.
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Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.
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Nature does nothing without purpose or uselessly.
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