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Quote by Joseph Addison
Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness he that

Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness he that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly be corrupt. – Joseph Addison

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A person terrified with the imagination of spectres, is more reasonable than one who thinks the appearance of spirits fabulous and groundless. – Joseph Addison

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Ghosts
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Joseph Addison
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Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures. – Joseph Addison

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Patience
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Every poll about the Left, the Right, and happiness reveals that the farther left one goes, the less happy the person is likely to be. – Dennis Prager

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I learned that people everywhere are basically the same and have similar goals that we do. They want health and happiness and the opportunity to provide for their families. – Steve Kerr

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True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice. – Ben Jonson

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Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness. – Khalil Gibran

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