Quote by Joseph Addison
True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of o

True happiness 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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It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution. – Joseph Addison

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Age
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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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Solitude
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The important question is not, what will yield to man a few scattered pleasures, but what will render his life happy on the whole amount. – Joseph Addison

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Pleasure
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Other Quotes from
Friendship
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Even where friendship is concerned, it takes me a long time to trust people. – Namie Amuro

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Friendship

Friendship is a sheltering tree. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Friendship

Friendship is one of the most tangible things in a world which offers fewer and fewer supports. – Kenneth Branagh

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Friendship

The sincere friends of this world are as ship lights in the stormiest of nights. – Giotto di Bondone

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Friendship

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The failure of the White House and Congress to seriously address the nations fiscal situation is certain to broaden the belief among many voters that the U.S. political system is broken. – Ron Fournier

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Failure
[A]ny concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden. – Corrie Ten Boom, Clippings from My Notebook

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If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. – Lao Tzu

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Change

Genius is talent set on fire by courage. – Henry Van Dyke

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Courage