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Quote by Joseph Addison
Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men but t

Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass. – Joseph Addison

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Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. – Joseph Addison

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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 with fresh discoveries, and kept alive by a new perpetual succession of miracles rising up to its view. – Joseph Addison

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I dont want to put a pause on the rest of my life Im really enjoying getting older and the wisdom that comes from that. – Rosemarie DeWitt

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Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late. – Felix Frankfurter

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If youre trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. Ive had them everybody has had them. But obstacles dont have to stop you. If you run into a wall, dont turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. – Michael Jordan

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I always prayed that God would give me the wisdom and the vision to do the things on this earth that I was supposed to do to express His life and love and His will. – Billy Ray Cyrus

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