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
sky blue heaven
The spacious firmament on high, And all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great Original proclaim.
pain grief and-love
In my Lucia's absence Life hangs upon me, and becomes a burden; I am ten times undone, while hope, and fear, And grief, and rage and love rise up at once, And with variety of pain distract me.
country want decay
There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good of their country.
nature simple delight
Nature delights in the most plain and simple diet.
nature delight cry
If there's a power above us, (And that there is all nature cries aloud Through all her works,) he must delight in virtue.
friendship league world
The friendships of the world are oft confederacies in vice, or leagues of pleasures.
attitude fire frost
Whether zeal or moderation be the point we aim at, let us keep the fire out of the one, and the frost out of the other.
kindness lying men
Half the misery of human life might be extinguished if men would alleviate the general curse they lie under by mutual offices of compassion, benevolence, and humanity.
affliction prosperity virtue
Some virtues are only seen in affliction and others only in prosperity.
thank-you gratitude exercise
There is not a more pleasante exercise of the mind than gratitude.
success merit command
This not in mortals to command success, but we'll do more, Sempronius, we'll deserve it.
eye preparation care
The Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye.
character hard-work men
I never knew an early-rising, hard-working, prudent man, careful of his earnings and strictly honest, who complained of hard luck. A good character, good habits and iron industry are impregnable to the assaults of all ill-luck that fools ever dreamed.
eye color rainbow
Among the several kinds of beauty, the eye takes most delight in colors.