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Quote by Joseph Addison
The important question is not, what will yield to man a few scatte

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

Other quotes by Joseph Addison

Is there not some chosen curse, some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven, red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man who owes his greatness to his countrys ruin! – Joseph Addison

Category:
Revolution
Author
Joseph Addison
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True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise; it arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of ones self, and in the next from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions. – Joseph Addison

Category:
Happiness
Author
Joseph Addison
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With regard to donations always expect the most from prudent people, who keep their own accounts. – Joseph Addison

Category:
Charity
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Joseph Addison
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Other Quotes from
Pleasure
category

When pleasure interferes with business, give up business. – Proverb

Category:
Pleasure

There is something self-defeating in the too-conscious pursuit of pleasure. – Max Eastman

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Pleasure

No pleasure endures unseasoned by variety. – Publilius Syrus

Category:
Pleasure

Men may scoff, and men may pray, but they pay every pleasure with a pain. – William Henley

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Pleasure

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Instead of organizing and cleaning my house, I pin ideas on how to organize and clean my house. The irony is not lost on me. – Author unknown (but obviously a Pinterest user with a sense of humor)

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There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power. – Honore de Balzac

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The natural superiority of women is a biological fact, and a socially acknowledged reality. – Ashley Montagu

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