A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side.

Quote by Joseph Addison

Topics: Belief Quotes, Bigotry Quotes

What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul.

What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be...

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be...

Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.

Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.

Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of...

Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of...

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...

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...

What pity is it That we can die, but once to serve our country.

What pity is it That we can die, but once to serve our country.

Talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.

Talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink...

The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink...

Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue

Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue

When somebody gives you a sexy look, you know they're trying. It's terrible! But when...

When somebody gives you a sexy look, you know they're trying. It's terrible! But when...

A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.

A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.

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

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

Admiration is a very short-lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object,...

Admiration is a very short-lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object,...

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

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

Everything that is new or uncommon raises a pleasure in the imagination, because it fills...

Everything that is new or uncommon raises a pleasure in the imagination, because it fills...

The fear of death often proves mortal, and sets people on methods to save their...

The fear of death often proves mortal, and sets people on methods to save their...

To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to...

To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to...

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...