Joseph Addison Quotes
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Joseph Addison Famous Quotes & Sayings
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The great number of the Jews furnishes us with a sufficient cloud of witnesses that attest the truth of the Bible.
Let echo, too, perform her part, Prolonging every note with art; And in a low expiring strain, Play all the comfort o'er again.
Who rant by note, and through the gamut rage; in songs and airs express their martial fire; combat in trills, and in a fugue expire.
An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person.
A good disposition is more valuable than gold, for the latter is the gift of fortune, but the former is the dower of nature.
Friendships, in general, are suddenly contracted; and therefore it is no wonder they are easily dissolved.
The peacock in all his pride does not display half the colors that appear in the garments of a British lady when she is dressed.
That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel?
A man who is furnished with arguments from the mint will convince his antagonist much sooner than one who draws them from reason and philosophy.
It is usual for a Man who loves Country Sports to preserve the Game in his own Grounds, and divert himself upon those that belongto his Neighbour.
There is no passion that steals into the heart more imperceptibly and covers itself under more disguises than pride.
The unjustifiable severity of a parent is loaded with this aggravation, that those whom he injures are always in his sight.
A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes.
The very first discovery of beauty strikes the mind with an inward joy, and spreads a cheerfulness and delight through all its faculties.
We make provisions for this life as if it were never to have an end, and for the other life as though it were never to have a beginning.
Prejudice and self-sufficiency naturally proceed from inexperience of the world, and ignorance of mankind.
True fortitude is seen in great exploits
That justice warrants, and that wisdom guides;
And all else is tow'ring phrenzy and distraction.
That justice warrants, and that wisdom guides;
And all else is tow'ring phrenzy and distraction.
A solid and substantial greatness of soul looks down with neglect on the censures and applauses of the multitude.
Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit and gives a certain air to the countenance which is more amiable than beauty.
Gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding; it dissipates every doubt and scruple in an instant.
He only is a great man who can neglect the applause of the multitude and enjoy himself independent of its favor.
Those Marriages generally abound most with Love and Constancy, that are preceded by a long Courtship.
Music can noble hints impart, Engender fury, kindle love, With unsuspected eloquence can move, And manage all the man with secret art.
True religion and virtue give a cheerful and happy turn to the mind, admit of all true pleasures, and even procure for us the highest.
Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, the post of honor is a private station.
The Mind that lies fallow but a single Day, sprouts up in Follies that are only to be killed by a constant and assiduous Culture.
I think I may define taste to be that faculty of the soul which discerns the beauties of an author with pleasure, and the imperfections with dislike.
It is wonderful to see persons of sense passing away a dozen hours together in shuffling and dividing a pack of cards.
The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding.
The spacious firmament on high,
And all the blue ethereal sky,
And spangled heavens, a shining frame,
Their great Original proclaim.
And all the blue ethereal sky,
And spangled heavens, a shining frame,
Their great Original proclaim.
Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not equally beloved by the person whom he entirely loves.
The important question is not, what will yield to man a few scattered pleasures, but what will render his life happy on the whole amount.
We see the pernicious effects of luxury in the ancient Romans, who immediately found themselves poor as soon as this vice got footing among them.