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Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

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There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a
nation, than a want of zeal read more

There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a
nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good of
their country.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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Admiration is a very short-lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it be still fed read more

Admiration is a very short-lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it be still fed with fresh discoveries, and kept alive by a new perpetual succession of miracles rising up to its view.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Admiration Quotes,
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Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride read more

Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Marriage enlarges the scene of our happiness and of our miseries. A marriage of love is pleasant, of interest, easy, read more

Marriage enlarges the scene of our happiness and of our miseries. A marriage of love is pleasant, of interest, easy, and where both meet, happy. A happy marriage has in it all the pleasures of friendship, all the enjoyments of sense and reason, and,

by Joseph Addison Found in: Misery Quotes,
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