Apprehension Quote by Joseph Addison

“Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not equally beloved by the person whom he entirely loves.” quote by Joseph Addison — Download Open image

“Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not equally beloved by the person whom he entirely loves.”

Joseph Addison

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When love once pleads admission to our hearts, In spite of all the virtue we can boast, The woman that deliberates is lost.

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Many actions calculated to procure fame are not conducive to ultimate happiness.

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T is liberty crowns Britannia's Isle, And makes her barren rocks and her bleak mountains smile.

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At length weariness succeeds to labor, and the mind lies at ease in the contemplation of her own attainments without any desire of new conquests or excursions. This is the age of recollection and narrative; the opinions are settled, and the avenues of apprehension shut against any new intelligence; the days that are to follow must pass in the inculcation…

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We stand for organized terror - this should be frankly admitted. Terror is an absolute necessity during times of revolution. Our aim is to fight against the enemies of the Soviet Government and of the new order of life. We judge quickly. In most cases only a day passes between the apprehension of the criminal and his sentence. When confronted…

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