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

Quote by Joseph Addison

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Friendships, in general, are suddenly contracted; and therefore it is no wonder they are easily...

Friendships, in general, are suddenly contracted; and therefore it is no wonder they are easily...

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.

I have somewhere met with the epitaph on a charitable man which has pleased me...

I have somewhere met with the epitaph on a charitable man which has pleased me...

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice.

There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice.

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...

Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down...

Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down...

He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider...

He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider...

The woman that deliberates is lost.

The woman that deliberates is lost.

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.

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

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...

Let freedom never perish in your hands.

Let freedom never perish in your hands.

Justice is an unassailable fortress, built on the brow of a mountain which cannot be...

Justice is an unassailable fortress, built on the brow of a mountain which cannot be...

Some virtues are only seen in affliction and others only in prosperity.

Some virtues are only seen in affliction and others only in prosperity.

Those Marriages generally abound most with Love and Constancy, that are preceded by a long...

Those Marriages generally abound most with Love and Constancy, that are preceded by a long...

Arguments out of a pretty mouth are unanswerable

Arguments out of a pretty mouth are unanswerable

The job of arguing with the umpire belongs to the manager, because it won't hurt...

The job of arguing with the umpire belongs to the manager, because it won't hurt...

Convincing yourself doesn't win an argument.

Convincing yourself doesn't win an argument.

I argue very well. Ask any of my remaining friends. I can win an argument...

I argue very well. Ask any of my remaining friends. I can win an argument...