"That he delights in the misery of others……" — Joseph Addison
"That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel?"
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324 Quotes by Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison has 324 quotes on this site.
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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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It is easier to confess a defect than to claim a quality.
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Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed…
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I listen to music every day for study reasons, and I confess that I have very little knowledge of what…
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The majority of the senior class of Vassar does not desire my company and I must confess, having read specimens…
— William F. Buckley, Jr.
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Sadly, we do a much better job of making people feel guilty than we do of delivering them from the…
— Tony Campolo
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A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.
— Albert Camus
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In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I…
— Winston Churchill
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I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not know.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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All men thirst to confess their crimes more than tired beasts thirst for water; but they naturally object to confessing…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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In all general questions which become the subjects of discussion, there are always some truths mixed with falsehoods. I confess,…
— Alexander Hamilton
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I am an historian, I am not a believer, but I must confess as a historian that this penniless preacher…
— H.G. Wells
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Therefore, brethren, pray until God gives us revelation so that "knowing this" in our spirit we may truly confess "that…
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