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Joseph Addison Quotes

Joseph Addison quotes

English Writer May 1, 1672 – June 17, 1719

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Joseph Addison quote: "Oh! think what anxious moments pass between. The birth of..."
Oh! think what anxious moments pass between. The birth of plots, and their last fatal periods. Joseph Addison
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. Joseph Addison
A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of. Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison quote: "To a man of pleasure every moment appears to be lost, which..."
To a man of pleasure every moment appears to be lost, which partakes not of the vivacity of amusement. Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison quote: "Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes"
Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes Joseph Addison
I have somewhere met with the epitaph on a charitable man which has pleased me very much. I cannot recollect the words, but here is the sense of it: "What I spent I lost; what I possessed is left to others; what I gave away remains with me." Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison quote: "Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately..."
Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object. Joseph Addison
It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others. Joseph Addison
To say that authority, whether secular or religious, supplies no ground for morality is not to deny the obvious fact that it supplies a sanction. Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison quote: "The utmost extent of man's knowledge, is to know that he knows..."
The utmost extent of man's knowledge, is to know that he knows nothing. Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison quote: "Quick sensitivity is inseperable from a ready understanding."
Quick sensitivity is inseperable from a ready understanding. Joseph Addison
He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider that he may one day become old, and remember when he is old, that he has once been young. Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison quote: "What pity is it That we can die, but once to serve our country."
What pity is it That we can die, but once to serve our country. Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison quote: "The woman that deliberates is lost."
The woman that deliberates is lost. Joseph Addison
True benevolence, or compassion, extends itself through the whole of existence and sympathises with the distress of every creature capable of sensation Joseph Addison

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