Addison, Joseph
Joseph Addison (May 1, 1672 June 17, 1719) was an English politician and writer. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend, Richard Steele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine. · Can we improve this biography or this incorrect? Post your comments or consult wikipedia
"I will indulge my sorrows, and give way to all the pangs and fury of despair."
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"There is not so variable a thing in nature as a lady's head-dress."
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"Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm."
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"What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to an human soul."
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"Our friends don't see our faults, or conceal them, or soften them."
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"Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief."
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"The friendships of the world are oft confederacies in vice, or leagues of pleasures."
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"A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants..."
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"Better to die ten thousand deaths than wound my honor."
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"The post of honor is a private station."
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"Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature."
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