It was a saying of an ancient philosopher, which I find some of our writers have ascribed to Queen Elizabeth, who perhaps might have taken occasion to repeat it, that a good face is a letter of recommendation.
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Sir Roger told them, with the air of a man who would not give his judgement rashly, that much might be said on both sides.Joseph Addison
A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes.
Joseph Addison
Exercise ferments the humors, casts them into their proper channels, throws off redundancies, and helps nature in those secret distributions, without which the body cannot subsist in its vigor, nor the soul act with cheerfulness.
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Talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.
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Method is not less requisite in conversation than in writing, provided a man would talk to make himself understood
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Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
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