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

Quote by Joseph Addison

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Among all kinds of Writing, there is none in which Authors are more apt to...

Among all kinds of Writing, there is none in which Authors are more apt to...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very...

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very...

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

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

Mere bashfulness without merit is awkwardness.

Mere bashfulness without merit is awkwardness.

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...

Mysterious love, uncertain treasure, hast thou more of pain or pleasure! Endless torments dwell about...

Mysterious love, uncertain treasure, hast thou more of pain or pleasure! Endless torments dwell about...

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...

That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what...

That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what...

We are always doing something for posterity, but I would fain see posterity do something...

We are always doing something for posterity, but I would fain see posterity do something...

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...

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...

Let freedom never perish in your hands.

Let freedom never perish in your hands.

Liberty is the breath of life to nations.

Liberty is the breath of life to nations.

It is the love of country that has lighted and that keeps glowing the holy...

It is the love of country that has lighted and that keeps glowing the holy...

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue...

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue...