Mysterious love, uncertain ... by Joseph Addison, an English Writer

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“Mysterious love, uncertain treasure, hast thou more of pain or pleasure! Endless torments dwell about thee: Yet who would live, and live without thee!”

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Name: Joseph Addison

Nationality: English

Date of Birth: May 1, 1672

Date of Death: Jun 17, 1719

Profession: Writer

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Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion.

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The utmost extent of man's knowledge, is to know that he knows nothing.

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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.

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What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

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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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