Best Joseph Addison Lines
- There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good… Country
- Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. All
- In my Lucia's absence Life hangs upon me, and becomes a burden; I am ten times undone, while hope, and fear, And grief, and rage… Absence
- There is not any present moment that is unconnected with some future one. The life of every man is a continued chain of incidents, each… Any
- Content thyself to be obscurely good. Content
- A jealous man is very quick in his application: he knows how to find a double edge in an invective, and to draw a satire… Application
- There is not, in my opinion, anything more mysterious in nature than this instinct in animals, which thus rise above reason, and yet fall infinitely… Animal
- Exercise ferments the humors, casts them into their proper channels, throws off redundancies, and helps nature in those secret distributions, without which the body cannot… Act
- I have often thought, says Sir Roger, it happens very well that Christmas should fall out in the middle of Winter. Christmas
- Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. Beautiful
- Half the misery of human life might be extinguished if men would alleviate the general curse they lie under by mutual offices of compassion, benevolence,… Alleviate
- Some virtues are only seen in affliction and others only in prosperity. Affliction
- There is not a more pleasante exercise of the mind than gratitude. Exercise
- Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter. Affection
- Music raises in the mind of the hearer great conceptions: it strengthens and advances praise into rapture. Advances
- Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth. Birth
- The man who lives by hope, will die by hunger. Die
- Our disputants put me in mind of the cuttlefish that, when he is unable to extricate himself, blackens the water about him till he becomes… Becomes
- Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm. Directs
- Our delight in any particular study, art, or science rises and improves in proportion to the application which we bestow upon it. Thus, what was… Any
- The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason,… Any
- Marriage enlarges the scene of our happiness and miseries. A marriage of love is pleasant; a marriage of interest, easy; and a marriage where both… All
- A friend exaggerates a man's virtues; an enemy inflames his crimes. Crime
- Plutarch has written an essay on the benefits which a man may receive from his enemies; and among the good fruits of enmity, mentions this… Among
- The Infusion of a China plant sweetened with the pith of an Indian Cane. Cane
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