"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."
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Quotes by Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison (1672-1719) was an influential English essayist, playwright, and politician, whose works helped shape the early 18th-century literary scene. Best known for co-founding the "Spectator" magazine with Richard Steele, Addison's keen observations on society and human nature illuminated the cultural landscape of his time. His writings, characterized by wit and moral reflection, not only entertained but also educated readers. A key figure in the development of English prose, Addison's legacy persists, inspiring countless writers and shaping modern journalism and essay writing.
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"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."
Joseph Addison
"The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover."
Joseph Addison
"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable."
Joseph Addison
"Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for."
Joseph Addison"Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body."
Joseph Addison"Everything that is new or uncommon raises a pleasure in the imagination, because it fills the soul with an agreeable surprise, gratifies its curiosity, and gives it an idea of which it was not before possessed."
Joseph Addison
"Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures."
Joseph Addison
"No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority."
Joseph Addison"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."
Joseph Addison"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."
Joseph Addison
"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."
Joseph Addison"The fear of death often proves mortal, and sets people on methods to save their Lives, which infallibly destroy them."
Joseph Addison