From hence, let fierce contending nations know, What dire effects from civil discord flow

Quote by Joseph Addison

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Let freedom never perish in your hands.

Let freedom never perish in your hands.

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.

The utmost extent of man's knowledge, is to know that he knows nothing.

The utmost extent of man's knowledge, is to know that he knows nothing.

Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not...

Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not...

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...

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...

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...

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...

If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the...

If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the...

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 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...

Wit is the fetching of congruity out of incongruity

Wit is the fetching of congruity out of incongruity

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

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

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...

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...

Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes...

Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes...

If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor,...

If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor,...

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...

Too many people grow up. That's the real trouble with the world, too many people...

Too many people grow up. That's the real trouble with the world, too many people...

Old age means realizing you will never own all the dogs you wanted to

Old age means realizing you will never own all the dogs you wanted to