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Reading is to the mind what e...

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

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The greatest sweetener of hum...

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.

Joseph Addison 715 quotes

Admiration is a very short-li...

Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object.

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Men may change their climate,...

Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense.

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The stars shall fade away, th...

The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the wars of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds.

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The union of the Word and the...

The union of the Word and the Mind produces that mystery which is called Life... Learn deeply of the Mind and its mystery, for therein lies the secret of immortality.

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Courage that grows from const...

Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty acts; in a uniform manner.

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Modesty is not only an orname...

Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.

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If you wish to succeed in lif...

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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What sculpture is to a block ...

What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.

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Sunday clears away the rust o...

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

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A just and reasonable modesty...

A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of.

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A true critic ought to dwell ...

A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to the world such things as are worth their observation.

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Man is subject to innumerable...

Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another.

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No oppression is so heavy or ...

No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority.

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Is there not some chosen curs...

Is there not some chosen curse, some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven, red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man who owes his greatness to his country's ruin!

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Our real blessings often appe...

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.

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There is nothing more requisi...

There is nothing more requisite in business than despatch.

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It is folly for an eminent ma...

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.

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Books are the legacies that a...

Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....