Unbounded courage and compassion join'd, Tempering each other in the victor's mind, Alternately proclaim him good and great, And make the hero and the man complete.
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When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I'm lost, in wonder, love and praise.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses deep appreciation and awe for the blessings received from a higher power.
In this quote, Joseph Addison reflects on the overwhelming sense of gratitude and reverence he feels when he contemplates the countless blessings and mercies in his life. His soul rises in admiration and he is filled with a profound sense of love and praise towards God, highlighting the transformative power of gratitude in the human experience.
Themes
GratitudeBlessingsPraiseLoveWonder
In practice
Example use cases
Sharing this quote at a Thanksgiving gathering to express appreciation for family and friends.
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Admiration is a very short lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it still be fed with fresh discoveries, and kept alive by a new perpetual succession of miracles rising up to its view.
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It is impossible for us, who live in the latter ages of the world, to make observations in criticism, morality, or in any art or science, which have not been touched upon by others. We have little else left us but to represent the common sense of mankind in more strong, more beautiful, or more uncommon lights.
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An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person.
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