Quotes by Joseph Addison

No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion...

#Oppression

It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness...

#Persecution

Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.

#Pride

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

#Quality

Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense,...

#Ridicule

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be...

#Smile

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

#Tolerance

Wit is the fetching of congruity out of incongruity

#Wit

He thought he was a wit, and he was half right.

#Wit

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

#Wonder

A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.

#Blessing In Disguise

I... recommend to every one of my Readers, the keeping a Journal of their Lives...

#Finding Yourself