"There is no talent so pernicious as eloquence……" — Joseph Addison

"There is no talent so pernicious as eloquence to those who have it under command."

— Joseph Addison

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324 Quotes by Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison has 324 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.
Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience…
Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.
Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had…
If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother,…
Everything that is new or uncommon raises a pleasure in the imagination, because it fills the soul with an agreeable…
To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to recieve all the great truths which atheism…
A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet…
The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret…
True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship…

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Yeah, I wasn't chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight. Circumstance put me in that… — Neil Armstrong
You hear doom and gloom about the Internet ruining young people's command of English - that's nonsense. — Margaret Atwood
Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt. — Saint Augustine
The finest command of language is often shown by saying nothing. — Roger Babson
We cannot command Nature except by obeying her. — Francis Bacon
The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which obeys. The two are quite… — Honore de Balzac
Smiles come naturally to me, but I started thinking of them as an art form at my command. I studied… — Tyra Banks
Seduction is always more singular and sublime than sex and it commands the higher price. — Jean Baudrillard
Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing. — Robert Benchley
Major North and myself went out in advance of the command several miles and killed a number of buffaloes. — Buffalo Bill
When you think about rock at its origin, and you think of the Beatles and millions of kids screaming as… — Jack Black
I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up. — Napoleon Bonaparte

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