Joseph Addison
England
1 May 1672 // 17 Jun 1719
Author / Poet / Essayist
1 May 1672 // 17 Jun 1719
Author / Poet / Essayist
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A friend exaggerates a man's virtues; an enemy inflames his crimes
A cheerful temper joined with innocence will make beauty attractive, knowledge delightful and wit good-natured
A beautiful eye makes silence eloquent, a kind eye makes contradiction an assent, an enraged eye makes beauty deformed. This little member gives life to every other part about us; and I believe the story of Argus implies no more than that the eye is in every part; that is to say, every other part would be mutilated were not its force represented more by the eye than even by itself
Young men soon give, and soon forget, affronts; old age is slow in both
When somebody gives you a sexy look, you know they're trying. It's terrible! But when you smile, it's so much sexier!
When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations
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
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
To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to the utmost of our abilities, is the glory of man
To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to receive all the great truths which atheism would deny
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays