"Men may change their climate, but they cannot……" — Joseph Addison
"Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense."
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324 Quotes by Joseph Addison
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Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
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Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.
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Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience…
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Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.
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Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had…
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If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother,…
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Everything that is new or uncommon raises a pleasure in the imagination, because it fills the soul with an agreeable…
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To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to recieve all the great truths which atheism…
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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
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It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet…
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The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret…
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True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship…
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In his life, a man can change wives, political parties or religions but he cannot change his favourite soccer team.
— Eduardo Galeano
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You cannot change reality, but you can control the manner in which you look at things. Your attitude is under…
— Helen Steiner Rice
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In every forest, on every farm, in every orchard on earth, it's what's under the ground that creates what's above…
— T. Harv Eker
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When you then establish the law that says you can't discriminate against people who are homosexual, what you're really saying…
— Scott Lively
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God cannot change for the better, for He is already perfect; and being perfect, He cannot change for the worse.
— Arthur W. Pink
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I just wanna build momentum again. Keeping yourself in work is one thing, keeping yourself in good work's another. But…
— Ian Hart
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You cannot change your future, but you can change your habits, and surely your habits will change your future.
— Abdul Kalam
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One person cannot change the world. But you can become the world for someone. A warm, bright, and peaceful world.…
— Enrique Iglesias
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According to my principles, every master has his true and certain value. Praise and criticism cannot change any of that.…
— Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
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Writing is rewriting. A writer must learn to deepen characters, trim writing, intensify scenes. To fall in love with the…
— Richard North Patterson
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Because life is short but sweet for certain We're climbing two by two To be sure these days continue These…
— Dave Matthews
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There’s one thing I will not do, ever: I will never talk to you about things you cannot change. It…
— Tim Gunn
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