Joseph Addison ( 10 of 139 )
Modesty in woman is a virtue most deserving, since we do all we can to cure her of it
Modesty in woman is a virtue most deserving, since we do all we can to cure her of it
Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false
Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false
Amidst the soft variety I'm lost.
Amidst the soft variety I'm lost.
Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health, and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.
Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health, and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.
Yet then from all my grief, O Lord,
Thy mercy set me free,
Whilst in the confidence read more
Yet then from all my grief, O Lord,
Thy mercy set me free,
Whilst in the confidence of pray'r
My soul took hold on thee.
- Joseph Addison,
Talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.
Talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.
There is nothing more requisite in business than dispatch.
There is nothing more requisite in business than dispatch.
Thanks to the gods! my boy has done his duty.
Thanks to the gods! my boy has done his duty.
Thy father's merit sets thee up to view,
And shows thee in the fairest point of light,
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Thy father's merit sets thee up to view,
And shows thee in the fairest point of light,
To make thy virtues, or thy faults, conspicuous.
The great art in writing advertisements is the finding out a
proper method to catch the reader's eye; without read more
The great art in writing advertisements is the finding out a
proper method to catch the reader's eye; without which a good
thing may pass over unobserved, or be lost among commissions of
bankrupt.
