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Misery and ignorance are always the cause of great evils. Misery is easily excited to anger, and ignorance soon yields to perfidious counsels.

Joseph Addison

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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Divine Even Foresight Secret Step Trace Transition Unable
When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.
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Circumstance Enemies Goal Innovation Men Naturally
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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Honor Liar Men Notorious Party Possibly
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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Doctors Humanity Kill Man Men Poor Ruffian Wealthy
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.
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Honesty Humanity Innumerable Integrity Man Nature Pain Sorrow Subject
To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing solitude.
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Other Passion Pleasing Single Solitude Tormented
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
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Essential Hope Inspirational Life Love Something
There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol.
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Happy Idol Idols Literature More Supernatural Unhappy
A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world; and if in the present life his happiness arises from the subduing of his desires, it will arise in the next from the gratification of them.
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Arise Bless Blessing Contented Enjoy Great Happiness Men Mind Present Subduing
There is nothing more requisite in business than despatch.
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Business Decision Despatch Making Nothing Requisite
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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Act Create Dream Hope Life Possess Really Shadow
Were I to prescribe a rule for drinking, it should be formed upon a saying quoted by Sir William Temple: the first glass for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the fourth for mine enemies.
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Drinking Enemy Form Glasses Prescribe Quote Say
There is not a more pleasing exercise of the mind than gratitude. It is accompanied with such an inward satisfaction that the duty is sufficiently rewarded by the performance
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Accompanied Exercise Gratitude Inward Pleasing Satisfaction Thank You Thankful
Evil may at some future period bring forth good; and good may bring forth evil, both equally unexpected.
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Bring Equally Evil Forth Good May Some Unexpected
Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.
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Away Clear Friday Life Rust Sunday Week
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

Misery and ignorance are always the cause of great evils. Misery is easily excited to anger, and ignorance soon yields to perfidious counsels.

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