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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Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for
There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice
There is nothing more requisite in business than despatch
There is no defense against criticism except obscurity
The utmost extent of man's knowledge, is to know that he knows nothing
The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune
The post of honour is a private station
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
The greatest sweetener of human life is friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover
The fear of death often proves mortal, and sets people on methods to save their Lives, which infallibly destroy them
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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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."
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