Quote by Joseph Addison
Irregularity and want of method are only supportable in men of gre

Irregularity and want of method are only supportable in men of great learning or genius, who are often too full to be exact, and therefore they choose to throw down their pearls in heaps before the reader, rather than be at the pains of stringing them. – Joseph Addison

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To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing solitude. – Joseph Addison

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Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it courage which arises from a sense of duty acts in a uniform manner. – Joseph Addison

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That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel? – Joseph Addison

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I dont think any other city in the world… the sun doesnt shine the same way anywhere as it does in New York. And then I guess everyones very good at hanging out. Not in a crazy way, but youre just constantly interacting and learning. – Ben Lovett

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One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more. – Washington Irving

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Make peace with man and war with your sins. – Proverb

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