Quotes by Joseph Addison
A misery is not to be measure from the nature of the evil, but from the temper of the sufferer.
The woman that deliberates is lost.
Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass.
The post of honour is a private station.
Tis not in mortals to command success, But we'll do more, Sempronius; we'll deserve it
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.
An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person.
We are growing serious, and let me tell you, that's the very next step to being dull
We are always doing something for posterity, but I would fain see posterity do something for us.
Friendships, in general, are suddenly contracted; and therefore it is no wonder they are easily dissolved.
What an absurd thing it is to pass over all the valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention on his infirmities.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
To be an atheist requires an infinitely greater measure of faith than to receive all the great truths which atheism would deny
'Tis not in mortals to command success, but we'll do more, Sempronius, we'll deserve it.
The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for.
There is nothing more requisite in business than despatch.
The utmost extent of man's knowledge is to know that he knows nothing.
The fear of death often proves mortal, and sets people on methods to save their Lives, which infallibly destroy them.
Words, when well chosen, have so great a force in them, that a description often gives us more lively ideas than the sight of things themselves.
Jesters do often prove prophets.
See in what peace a Christian can die.
A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.
The disease of jealously is so malignant that is converts all it takes into its own nourishment.
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.
Marriage enlarges the Scene of our Happiness and Miseries.
