Joseph Addison

Discover the 10 best quotes by Joseph Addison. Make your own poster too.

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.

Joseph Addison

nature

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.

Joseph Addison

nature

The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding.

Joseph Addison

nature

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.

Joseph Addison

patience

Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion.

Joseph Addison

power

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

Joseph Addison

success

I will indulge my sorrows, and give way to all the pangs and fury of despair.

Joseph Addison

sympathy

A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side.

Joseph Addison

truth

The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding.

Joseph Addison

truth

A woman seldom asks advice before she has bought her wedding clothes.

Joseph Addison

wedding

Terms of Service Privacy About Blog

Copyright © 2023