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Conversation never sits easier upon us than when we now and then discharge ourselves in a symphony of laughter, which may not improperly be called the chorus of conversation.
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I cannot think of any character below the flatterer, except he who envies him
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One common calamity makes men extremely affect each other, though they differ in every other particular
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Since our persons are not of our own making, when they are such as appear defective or uncomely, it is, methinks, an honest and laudable fortitude to dare to be ugly.
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There is no Pleasure like that of receiving Praise from the Praiseworthy
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When a man is not disposed to hear music, there is not a more disagreeable sound in harmony than that of the violin.
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A lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more to make it good.
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A man advanced in years that thinks fit to look back on his former life, and calls that only life which was passed with satisfaction and enjoyment, excluding all parts which were not pleasant to him, will find himself very young, if not in infancy.
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It is to be noted that when any part of this paper appears dull there is a design in it.
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Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.
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Richard Steele
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Born:
March 12, 1672
Died:
September 1, 1729
(aged 57)
Bio:
Sir Richard Steele was an Irish writer and politician, remembered as co-founder, with his friend Joseph Addison, of the magazine The Spectator.
Known for:
The Spectator
The plays of Richard Steele
Isaac Bickerstaff: Physician and Astrologer
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