Quote by Joseph Addison
Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condit

Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another. – Joseph Addison

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I have somewhere met with the epitaph on a charitable man which has pleased me very much. I cannot recollect the words, but here is the sense of it: What I spent I lost; what I possessed is left to others; what I gave away remains with me. – Joseph Addison

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Charity
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If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius. – Joseph Addison

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Tis not in mortals to command success, but well do more, Sempronius, well deserve it. – Joseph Addison

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Worth
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To believe in immortality is one thing, but it is first needful to believe in life. – Robert Louis Stevenson

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Respect is one of lifes greatest treasures. I mean, what does it all add up to if you dont have that? – Marilyn Monroe

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Waste your money and youre only out of money, but waste your time and youve lost a part of your life. – Michael LeBoeuf

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We can always choose to perceive things differently. You can focus on whats wrong in your life, or you can focus on whats right. – Marianne Williamson

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