black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I’m lost, in wonder, love and praise.

Joseph Addison

One of the most important but one of the most difficult things for a powerful mind is to be its own master.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Difficult Important Master Mind Own Powerful Thing
Nature in her whole drama never drew such a part; she has sometimes made a fool, but a coxcomb is always of a man’s own making.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Always Coxcomb Drama Fool Make Men Natural Own Sometimes
Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Away Clear Friday Life Rust Sunday Week
No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Authority Exorbitance Inflict Legal Oppression Political Politics Prevention
He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider that he may one day become old, and remember when he is old, that he has once been young.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Comfort Consider Honor Old Remember Time Years Young
Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Bravery Courage Go Thing
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.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Complain Excellence Imperfect Inspiring Perfect
If men of eminence are exposed to censure on one hand, they are as much liable to flattery on the other. If they receive reproaches which are not due to them, they likewise receive praises which they do not deserve.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Ensure Expose Flatter Flattery Hand Liable Men Other
A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Believe Own Side Stupid Uncharitable War
True benevolence or compassion, extends itself through the whole of existence and sympathizes with the distress of every creature capable of sensation.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Animal Capable Compassion Creature Distress Philanthropy Sympathize
Wit is the fetching of congruity out of incongruity.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Fetch Incongruity Out Wit
Nature has laid out all her art in beautifying the face; she has touched it with vermilion, planted in it a double row of ivory, made it the seat of smiles and blushes, lighted it up and enlivened it with the brightness of the eyes.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Art Beautifying Double Eye Laid Light Made Nature Planted Seat
When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I’m lost, in wonder, love and praise.
JOSEPH ADDISON

God Lost Mercy Rise Soul Transported View Wonder
In private conversation between intimate friends, the wisest men very often talk like the weakest : for indeed the talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Conversation Friend Men Often Private Talk Thinking Weakest Wise
There is nothing more requisite in business than despatch.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Business Decision Despatch Making Nothing Requisite
Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not equally beloved by the person whom he entirely loves.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Apprehension Beloved Jealousy Love Men Pain

When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I’m lost, in wonder, love and praise.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I’m lost, in wonder, love and praise.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Joseph Addison Quotes