There are greater depths and obscurities, greater intricacies and perplexities, in an — Joseph Addison
E’en the rough rocks with tender myrtle bloom, and trodden weeds send out a rich perfume. — Joseph Addison
Everything that is new or uncommon raises a pleasure in the imagination, because it fills — Joseph Addison
With regard to donations always expect the most from prudent people, who keep their own accounts. — Joseph Addison
True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one’s self, and in the next — Joseph Addison
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love — Joseph Addison
To say thatauthority, whether secular or religious, supplies no ground for morality is — Joseph Addison
The fear of death often proves mortal, and sets people on methods to save their lives — Joseph Addison
One should take good care not to grow too wise for so great a pleasure of life as laughter. — Joseph Addison
Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined — Joseph Addison
An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be — Joseph Addison
Among all kinds of writing, there is none in which s are more apt to miscarry than in — Joseph Addison
When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations. — Joseph Addison
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure — Joseph Addison
We are always doing something for posterity, but I would fain see posterity do something for us. — Joseph Addison
Irregularity and want of method are only supportable in men of great learning or genius — Joseph Addison
To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to the utmost of — Joseph Addison
To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to recieve all — Joseph Addison
To a man of pleasure every moment appears to be lost, which partakes not of the vivacity of amusement. — Joseph Addison