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4ae14ef Young men soon give and soon forget affronts; Old age is slow in both. Joseph Addison
3b427e0 Talk not of love: thou never knew'st its force. Joseph Addison
df23c78 To my confusion, and eternal grief, I must approve the sentence that destroys me. Joseph Addison
99cb4fb Why wilt thou add to all the griefs I suffer Imaginary ills, and fancy'd tortures? Joseph Addison
ec8b745 I will indulge my sorrows, and give way To all the pangs and fury of despair. Joseph Addison
1208e41 Curse on his virtues! they've undone his country. Joseph Addison
7db437f Thanks to the gods! my boy has done his duty. Joseph Addison
e44e16f The honors of this world, what are they But puff, and emptiness, and peril of falling? Joseph Addison
4444033 Nature does nothing without purpose or uselessly. Joseph Addison
bbe5b01 The ideal man bears the accidents of life With dignity and grace, the best of circumstances. Joseph Addison
f4574bb Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man. Joseph Addison
882833b There is no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice. Joseph Addison
5149d06 Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands. Joseph Addison
224f17f Gifts and alms are the expressions, not the essence, of this virtue. Joseph Addison
da6fc0a Thus I live in the world rather as a spectator of mankind than as one of the species. Joseph Addison
3b7a90e To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing solitude. Joseph Addison
ef96f43 I shall endeavor to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality. Joseph Addison
118b1a5 That nothing is capable of being well set to Musick, that is not Nonsense. Joseph Addison
513b73b There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol. Joseph Addison
96d8fdd There is not so variable a thing in Nature as a lady's head-dress. Joseph Addison
0733fad Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week. Joseph Addison
5c7f234 Much might be said on both sides. Joseph Addison
93cd414 Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature. Joseph Addison
6061831 What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul. Joseph Addison
3f56bfb Discretion is a perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life. Joseph Addison
f15f408 Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue. Joseph Addison
d2f4a93 Some virtues are only seen in affliction and some in prosperity. Joseph Addison
c794a8f These widows, sir, are the most perverse creatures in the world. Joseph Addison
5a7ee9e Death only closes a Man's Reputation, and determines it as good or bad. Joseph Addison
3e9c3ff Cheerfulness is...the best promoter of health. Joseph Addison
e0806f1 A woman seldom asks advice before she has bought her wedding clothes. Joseph Addison
74d2071 The fraternity of the henpecked. Joseph Addison
3557a93 There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice. Joseph Addison
de1b3eb A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants. Joseph Addison
f4907a1 Upon the whole, a contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world. Joseph Addison
4ff8ab8 We are always doing something for Posterity, but I would fain see Posterity do something for us. Joseph Addison
b1a2085 A misery is not to be measured from the nature of the evil, but from the temper of the sufferer. Joseph Addison
0b5ccb2 Arguments out of a pretty mouth are unanswerable. Joseph Addison
76494c1 When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations. Joseph Addison
8f0fecf Round-heads and Wooden-shoes are standing jokes. Joseph Addison
010e93e Antidotes are what you take to prevent dotes. Joseph Addison
c045cba There is nothing more requisite in business than dispatch. Joseph Addison
d803fb4 with the true convert, holiness is woven into all his powers, principles, and practice." Joseph Alleine
f366de1 There is no remedy, but you must either turn or burn. Joseph Alleine