Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
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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A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections
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Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass.
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Jesters do often prove prophets.
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An evil intention perverts the best actions, and makes them sins.
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The friendships of the world are oft confederacies in vice, or leagues of pleasures.
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Nature does nothing without purpose or uselessly.
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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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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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Artificial intelligence will never be a match for natural stupidity.
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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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If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is.
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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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Were a man’s sorrows and disquietudes summed up at the end of his life.
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There is nothing more requisite in business than despatch.
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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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