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Only Quotes by Joseph Addison
- It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects…
- A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of.
- Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.
- The Mind that lies fallow but a single Day, sprouts up in Follies that are only to be killed by a constant and assiduous Culture.
- Irregularity and want of method are only supportable in men of great learning or genius, who are often too full to be exact, and therefore…
- There is nothing that more betrays a base ungenerous spirit than the giving of secret stabs to a man's reputation. Lampoons and satires that are…
- He only is a great man who can neglect the applause of the multitude and enjoy himself independent of its favor.
- A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of; it heightens…
- Some virtues are only seen in affliction and others only in prosperity.
- Heaven is not to be looked upon only as the reward, but the natural effect, of a religious life.
- An opera may be allowed to be extravagantly lavish in its decorations, as its only design is to gratify the senses and keep up an…
- The sense of honour is of so fine and delicate a nature, that it is only to be met with in minds which are naturally…
- The statue lies hid in a block of marble; and the art of the statuary only clears away the superfluous matter, and removes the rubbish.
- To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing solitude.
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