Joseph Addison

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.

Quotes

"The great essentials for happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for."

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Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object.

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Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense.

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

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It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are, the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.

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