Quote by Joseph Addison
As vivacity is the gift of women, gravity is that of men. - Joseph

As vivacity is the gift of women, gravity is that of men. – Joseph Addison

Other quotes by Joseph Addison

If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is. – Joseph Addison

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We make provisions for this life as if it were never to have an end, and for the other life as though it were never to have a beginning. – Joseph Addison

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Life
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With men he can be rational and unaffected, but when he has ladies to please, every feature works. – Jane Austen

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Men who do not make advances to women are apt to become victims to women who make advances to them. – Walter Bagehot

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Man forgives women anything save the wit to outwit him. – Minna Antrim

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You can get your appetite elsewhere, as long as you eat at home. – Anonymous

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