Joseph Addison
England
1 May 1672 // 17 Jun 1719
Author / Poet / Essayist
1 May 1672 // 17 Jun 1719
Author / Poet / Essayist
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Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion
No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority
Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature
Music, the greatest good that mortals know and all of heaven we have hear below
Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue
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
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
Justice is an unassailable fortress, built on the brow of a mountain which cannot be overthrown by the violence of torrents, nor demolished by the force of armies
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
It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays