Is there not some chosen curse, some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven, red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man who owes his greatness to his country's ruin!
From Joseph Addison
Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.
To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to the utmost of our abilities, is the glory of man.
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.
Jesters do often prove prophets.
Their is no defense against criticism except obscurity.
The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.
Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.
To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to recieve all the great truths which atheism would deny.
When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.
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