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

Other quotes by Joseph Addison

One should take good care not to grow too wise for so great a pleasure of life as laughter. – Joseph Addison

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Laughter
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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

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Happiness
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Music, the greatest good that mortals know and all of heaven we have hear below. – Joseph Addison

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Music
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Other Quotes from
Learning
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To be proud of learning is the greatest ignorance. – Jeremy Taylor

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Learning

The prudent course is to make an investment in learning, testing and understanding, determine how the new concepts compare to how you now operate and thoughtfully determine how they apply to what you want to achieve in the future. – Dee Hock

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Learning

Im learning with the older that I get that some feelings are just universal and that Im not the only one who hates their hair or their life at times. – Brie Larson

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Learning

Coming to understand a painting or a symphony in an unfamiliar style, to recognize the work of an artist or school, to see or hear in new ways, is as cognitive an achievement as learning to read or write or add. – Nelson Goodman

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Learning

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Control your clutter or it will control you. – Author unknown

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Clutter

You can hear the footsteps of God when silence reigns in the mind. – Sri Sathya Sai Baba

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Silence

You can find inspiration from others but determination is solely your responsibility. – Dodinsky, www.dodinsky.com

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Goals

Gradually I came to realize that people will more readily swallow lies than truth, as if the taste of lies was homey, appetizing: a habit. – Martha Gellhorn

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Truth