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
laughter believe heart
If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. He has a heart capable of mirth, and naturally disposed to it.
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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.
courage soul daggers
The soul, secured in her existence, smiles At the drawn dagger, and defies its point.
crush fear men
What can that man fear who takes care to please a Being that is able to crush all his adversaries?
jealousy disease jealously
The disease of jealously is so malignant that is converts all it takes into its own nourishment.
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Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.
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The most violent appetites in all creatures are lust and hunger; the first is a perpetual call upon them to propagate their kind, the latter to preserve themselves.
block education human sculpture
What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul.
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What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul.
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True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise
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To be an atheist requires an infinitely greater measure of faith than to receive all the great truths which atheism would deny
call rank romans tis
Tis pride, rank pride, and haughtiness of soul; I think the Romans call it stoicism
growing next step
We are growing serious, and let me tell you, that's the next step to being dull.
dull growing next step
We are growing serious, and let me tell you, that's the very next step to being dull