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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An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than...

An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than...

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.

True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in...

True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in...

A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or...

A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or...

Better to die ten thousand deaths than wound my honor.

Better to die ten thousand deaths than wound my honor.

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

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

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch...

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch...

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

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

The most violent appetites in all creatures are lust and hunger; the first is a...

The most violent appetites in all creatures are lust and hunger; the first is a...

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...

When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.

When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.

To be an atheist requires an infinitely greater measure of faith than to receive all...

To be an atheist requires an infinitely greater measure of faith than to receive all...

A happy marriage has in it all the pleasures of a friendship, all the enjoyments...

A happy marriage has in it all the pleasures of a friendship, all the enjoyments...

When love once pleads admission to our hearts, In spite of all the virtue we...

When love once pleads admission to our hearts, In spite of all the virtue we...

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...

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...

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

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

The union of the Word and the Mind produces that mystery which is called Life......

The union of the Word and the Mind produces that mystery which is called Life......

In the end we are all separate: our stories, no matter how similar, come to...

In the end we are all separate: our stories, no matter how similar, come to...

Teaching is useless unless you can learn from your students.

Teaching is useless unless you can learn from your students.

An open mind is all very well in its way, but it ought not to...

An open mind is all very well in its way, but it ought not to...

There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.

There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.