01c. 1695 ADNothing that is not a real crime makes a man appear so contemptible and little in the eyes of the world as inconsistency.Joseph Addison / quote ↗
02c. 1695 ADCourage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man ... courage which arises from a sense of duty acts in a uniform manner.Joseph Addison / quote ↗
04c. 1695 ADFriendship improves happiness and abates misery by doubling our joy and dividing our grief.Joseph Addison / quote ↗
05c. 1695 ADLooking for Silver Linings Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains losses and disappointments.Joseph Addison / quote ↗
06c. 1695 ADA man should always consider ... how much more unhappy he might be than he is.Joseph Addison / quote ↗
07c. 1695 ADTrue 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.Joseph Addison / quote ↗
08c. 1695 ADIf I can in any way contribute to the Diversion or Improvement of the Country in which I live I shall leave it when I am summoned out of it with the secret Satisfaction of thinking that I have not lived in vain.Joseph Addison / quote ↗
09c. 1695 ADA man should always consider how much he has more than he wants and how much more unhappy he might be than he really is.Joseph Addison / quote ↗
10c. 1695 ADTrue happiness is of a retired nature and an enemy to pomp and noise it arises in the first place from the enjoyment of one's self and in the next from the friendship and conversations of a few select companions.Joseph Addison / quote ↗
11c. 1695 ADThere is no society or conversation to be kept up in the world without good nature or something which must bear its appearance and supply its place. For this reason mankind have been forced to invent a kind of artificial humanity which is what we express by the word Good Breeding.Joseph Addison / quote ↗
13c. 1695 ADCheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind filling it with a steady and perpetual serenity.Joseph Addison / quote ↗
14c. 1695 ADWhat sunshine is to flowers smiles are to humanity. They are but trifles to be sure but scattered along life's pathway the good they do is inconceivable.Joseph Addison / quote ↗
16c. 1695 ADMusic the greatest good that mortals know and all of heaven we have below.Joseph Addison / quote ↗
19c. 1695 ADAnd pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform. Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.Joseph Addison / quote ↗
20c. 1695 ADWe are growing serious and let me tell you that's a very next step to being dull.Joseph Addison / quote ↗
21c. 1695 ADIrresolution on the schemes of life I which offer themselves to our choice and inconstancy in pursuing them are the greatest causes of all unhappiness.Joseph Addison / quote ↗
22c. 1695 ADThree grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.Joseph Addison / quote ↗
23c. 1695 ADIf 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 / quote ↗
24c. 1695 ADThe 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.Joseph Addison / quote ↗
