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

Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter. In love to our wives there is desire; to our sons, ambition; but to our daughters there is something which there are no words to express. – Joseph Addison

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Daughters
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It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others. – Joseph Addison

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Perfection
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The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover. – Joseph Addison

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You can learn as much about the history from reading about the present as you can vice versa, that is learning about the present through history, which is what I do for a living. – Ken Burns

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You dont learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over. – Richard Branson

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Learning to play with a big amplifier is like trying to control an elephant. – Ritchie Blackmore

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And where does magic come from? I think that magics in the learning. – Dar Williams

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Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other. – Benjamin Franklin

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In this drawing we just let our imagination run wild. We visualized Superman toys, games, and a radio show – that was before TV – and Superman movies. We even visualized Superman billboards. And its all come true. – Joe Shuster

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Every moment is an experience. – Jake Roberts

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If you have men who will exclude any of Gods creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men. – Francis of Assisi

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