"Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass."
-Joseph Addison
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"To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to recieve all the great truths which atheism would deny.“
-Joseph Addison
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"A woman seldom asks advice before she has bought her wedding clothes."
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"The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding."
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"A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side."
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"I will indulge my sorrows, and give way to all the pangs and fury of despair."
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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."
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"I believe though I do not comprehend, and I hold by faith what I cannot grasp with the mind."
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"I've always had great faith in the Man Upstairs."
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"I'm an enormous fan of people who have had a lot of faith in themselves, and been on a tremendous journey."
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