The union of the Word and the Mind produces that mystery which is called Life... Learn deeply of the Mind and its mystery, for therein lies the secret of immortality.

Quote by Joseph Addison

Topics: Learning Quotes, Mind Quotes, Words Quotes

Wit is the fetching of congruity out of incongruity

Wit is the fetching of congruity out of incongruity

Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of...

Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of...

The most violent appetites in all creatures are lust and hunger; the first is a...

The most violent appetites in all creatures are lust and hunger; the first is a...

Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false

Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false

Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and...

Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and...

Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already...

Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already...

The unjustifiable severity of a parent is loaded with this aggravation, that those whom he...

The unjustifiable severity of a parent is loaded with this aggravation, that those whom he...

Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down...

Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down...

Young men soon give, and soon forget affronts, Old age is slow in both.

Young men soon give, and soon forget affronts, Old age is slow in both.

What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.

What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.

The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are...

The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are...

It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are...

It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are...

The Mind that lies fallow but a single Day, sprouts up in Follies that are...

The Mind that lies fallow but a single Day, sprouts up in Follies that are...

Let freedom never perish in your hands.

Let freedom never perish in your hands.

Irregularity and want of method are only supportable in men of great learning or genius,...

Irregularity and want of method are only supportable in men of great learning or genius,...

The important question is not, what will yield to man a few scattered pleasures, but...

The important question is not, what will yield to man a few scattered pleasures, but...

Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments;...

Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments;...

A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.

A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.

To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to...

To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to...

Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.

Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.