“Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion.”
Power
“I will indulge my sorrows, and give way to all the pangs and fury of despair.”
SympathyAll Quotes by Joseph Addison
“Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature.”
Nature“Young men soon give, and soon forget, affronts old age is slow in both.”
Age“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.”
Age“The fear of death often proves mortal, and sets people on methods to save their Lives, which infallibly destroy them.”
Death“Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn.”
Great“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.”
Nature“The utmost extent of man's knowledge, is to know that he knows nothing.”
Knowledge“If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is.”
Hope“What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.”
Education“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.”
Change“The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding.”
Nature“Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it courage which arises from a sense of duty acts in a uniform manner.”
Courage“A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes.”
Great“A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of.”
Great“I will indulge my sorrows, and give way to all the pangs and fury of despair.”
Sympathy“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.”
Age“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.”
Patience“Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.”
Best“There is not so variable a thing in nature as a lady's head-dress.”
Nature