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Quote by Joseph Addison
Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up

Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading of useful and entertaining authors. – Joseph Addison

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There is not, in my opinion, anything more mysterious in nature than this instinct in animals, which thus rise above reason, and yet fall infinitely short of it. – Joseph Addison

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Instinct
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Joseph Addison
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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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Wisdom
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Physick, for the most part, is nothing else but the Substitute of Exercise or Temperance. – Joseph Addison

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Health
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Other Quotes from
Reading
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He that loves a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counselor, a cheerful companion, an effectual comforter. By study, by reading, by thinking, one may innocently divert and pleasantly entertain himself, as in all weathers, as in all fortunes. – Barrow

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Reading

I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander. – Isaac Asimov

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Reading

In the case of good books, the point is not how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you. – Mortimer J. Adler

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Reading

A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us. – W. H. Auden

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Reading

Random Quotes

Im always pushing for human responsibility. Given that chimpanzees and many other animals are sentient and sapient, then we should treat them with respect. – Jane Goodall

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respect

A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same. – Elbert Hubbard

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Friendship

Ive always been an animal lover. Ive grown up with dogs my whole life. I think that is what helped me get the role on Lassie, I was comfortable around the dog, where many of the kids were afraid or intimidated by Lassie. – Will Estes

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movies

In those days a concert was a personal experience. I wanted to be as close as possible to the audience, and of course big stadiums didnt enable you to do that. It wasnt my style. – Cat Stevens

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Experience