“Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another.”
-Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison
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“A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of.”
-Joseph Addison
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“I will indulge my sorrows, and give way to all the pangs and fury of despair.”
-Joseph Addison
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“Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.”
-Joseph Addison