Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison
Joseph Addisonwas an English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician. He was the eldest son of The Reverend Lancelot Addison. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend, Richard Steele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth1 May 1672
world friendship-love virtue
Without constancy there is neither love, friendship, nor virtue in the world.
honesty pain integrity
Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another.
mercy-of-god wonder-love views
When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I'm lost, in wonder, love and praise.
inspirational life success
If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.
positive wise laughter
One should take good care not to grow too wise for so great a pleasure of life as laughter.
art nature pleasant
We find the Works of Nature still more pleasant, the more they resemble those of art.
political politics oppression
No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority.
happiness self talking
True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.
war stupid believe
A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side.
thinking talking intimate-friends
Talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.
motivational inspiring education
What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.
friendship real-friends secret
The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.
blessed blessing men
A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
sympathy indulge-in giving
I will indulge my sorrows, and give way to all the pangs and fury of despair.