Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn.

Quote by Joseph Addison

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It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are...

It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are...

It is ridiculous for any man to criticize the works of another if he has...

It is ridiculous for any man to criticize the works of another if he has...

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...

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...

A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.

A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.

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...

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...

It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness...

It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

In life we don't know how many Love's the Lord will send us, but we...

In life we don't know how many Love's the Lord will send us, but we...

Irregularity and want of method are only supportable in men of great learning or genius,...

Irregularity and want of method are only supportable in men of great learning or genius,...

He thought he was a wit, and he was half right.

He thought he was a wit, and he was half right.

Moral sentences appear ostentatious and tumid, when they have no greater occasions than the journey...

Moral sentences appear ostentatious and tumid, when they have no greater occasions than the journey...

Wit is a treacherous dart. It is perhaps the only weapon with which it is...

Wit is a treacherous dart. It is perhaps the only weapon with which it is...

Wit must be foiled by wit : cut a diamond with a diamond

Wit must be foiled by wit : cut a diamond with a diamond