Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down — Joseph Addison
A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the — Joseph Addison
A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side. — Joseph Addison
A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as — Joseph Addison
Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body — Joseph Addison
Good nature will always supply the absence of beauty; but beauty cannot supply the absence of good nature. — Joseph Addison
Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object. — Joseph Addison
Admiration is a very short-lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar — Joseph Addison
When a man is made up wholly of the dove, without the least grain of the serpent in his composition — Joseph Addison