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The important question is not, what will yield to man a few scattered pleasures, but what will render his life happy on the whole amount. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#few #happy #his #important #important question

Friendships, in general, are suddenly contracted; and therefore it is no wonder they are easily dissolved. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#dissolved #easily #friendships #general #suddenly

It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#age #antiquity #censure #eminent #escaping

The Mind that lies fallow but a single Day, sprouts up in Follies that are only to be killed by a constant and assiduous Culture. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#constant #culture #day #fallow #follies

The union of the Word and the Mind produces that mystery which is called Life... Learn deeply of the Mind and its mystery, for therein lies the secret of immortality. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#deeply #immortality #learn #lies #life

The unjustifiable severity of a parent is loaded with this aggravation, that those whom he injures are always in his sight. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#always #his #injures #loaded #parent

The utmost extent of man's knowledge, is to know that he knows nothing. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#know #knowledge #knows #man #nothing

Those Marriages generally abound most with Love and Constancy, that are preceded by a long Courtship. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#constancy #courtship #generally #long #love

I cried when I found out I was a finalist, I kind of went limp when they called my name. I felt like my spirit jumped out of my body, and I was just flesh - it was just amazing. ↗

— Naima Adedapo

#body #called #cried #felt #finalist

It's never been an issue for me - I don't want to go on a diet, I don't want to eat a Caesar salad with no dressing, why would I do that? I ain't got time for this, just be happy and don't be stupid. If I've got a boyfriend and he loves my body then I'm not worried. ↗

— Adele

#been #body #boyfriend #caesar #diet