A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of.

Quote by Joseph Addison

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The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are...

The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are...

There is not so variable a thing in nature as a lady's head-dress.

There is not so variable a thing in nature as a lady's head-dress.

The important question is not what will yield to man a few scattered pleasures, but...

The important question is not what will yield to man a few scattered pleasures, but...

Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief.

Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief.

Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and...

Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and...

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

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

I... recommend to every one of my Readers, the keeping a Journal of their Lives...

I... recommend to every one of my Readers, the keeping a Journal of their Lives...

The Mind that lies fallow but a single Day, sprouts up in Follies that are...

The Mind that lies fallow but a single Day, sprouts up in Follies that are...

Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is...

Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is...

Is there not some chosen curse, some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven, red...

Is there not some chosen curse, some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven, red...

No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion...

No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion...

There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol.

There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol.

The unjustifiable severity of a parent is loaded with this aggravation, that those whom he...

The unjustifiable severity of a parent is loaded with this aggravation, that those whom he...

Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.

A man that has a taste of music, painting, or architecture, is like one that...

A man that has a taste of music, painting, or architecture, is like one that...

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health, and is as friendly to the mind as...

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health, and is as friendly to the mind as...

That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what...

That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what...

Marriage enlarges the scene of our happiness and of our miseries. A marriage of love...

Marriage enlarges the scene of our happiness and of our miseries. A marriage of love...

I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only...

I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only...

Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you...

Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you...

Love is a choice you make from moment to moment

Love is a choice you make from moment to moment

If you go to war pray once; if you go on a sea journey pray...

If you go to war pray once; if you go on a sea journey pray...

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a...

He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a...