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Quote by Joseph Addison
Our disputants put me in mind of the cuttlefish that, when he is u

Our disputants put me in mind of the cuttlefish that, when he is unable to extricate himself, blackens the water about him till he becomes invisible. – 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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Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit and gives a certain air to the countenance which is more amiable than beauty. – Joseph Addison

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Slander expires at a good womans door. – Danish proverb

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I hope they notice the mistletoe tied to my coattails as I leave town. – AbeLemons

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Her face was her chaperone. – Rupert Hughes

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It was a book to kill time for those who like it better dead. – Rose Macaulay

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