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Joseph Addison Quotes

Joseph Addison quotes

English Writer May 1, 1672 – June 17, 1719

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If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is. Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison quote: "Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life."
Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life. Joseph Addison
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. Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison quote: "Friendships, in general, are suddenly contracted; and..."
Friendships, in general, are suddenly contracted; and therefore it is no wonder they are easily dissolved. Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison quote: "That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess,..."
That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel? Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison quote: "Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly..."
Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body. Joseph Addison
Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly be corrupt. Joseph Addison
When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow; Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison quote: "Talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud."
Talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud. Joseph Addison
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. Joseph Addison
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. Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison quote: "There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the..."
There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty. Joseph Addison
The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding. Joseph Addison
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. Joseph Addison
We all of us complain of the shortness of time, saith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, says he, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do: we are always complaining our days are few, and acting as though there would no end of them."- On the Right Use of Time Joseph Addison

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