Quotes by Joseph Addison about Life

9 quotes by Joseph Addison about life

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If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act...

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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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...

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One should take good care not to grow too wise for so...

One should take good care not to grow too wise for so great a pleasure of life as laughter.

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Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.

Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.

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The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To...

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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The union of the Word and the Mind produces that mystery which is called Life... Learn deeply of the Mind and its mystery, for therein lies the secret of immortality.

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Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are...

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

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What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

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A beautiful eye makes the silence eloquent, a benevolent eye transforms the contradiction into a gracious consent, an angry eye deforms the beauty. These small organs give life to every part of our being.

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