black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

True benevolence or compassion, extends itself through the whole of existence and sympathizes with the distress of every creature capable of sensation.

Joseph Addison

There is noting truly valuable which can be purchased without pains and labor. The gods have set a price upon every real and noble pleasure.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Labor Noble Nothing Pain Purchase Real True Valuable
Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Honesty Humanity Innumerable Integrity Man Nature Pain Sorrow Subject
According to this definition there is nothing so contradictory to his nature as error and falsehood.
JOSEPH ADDISON

According Contradictory Definition Error Falsehood Nature
Mankind are more indebted to industry than ingenuity; the gods set up their favors at a price, and industry is the purchaser.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Favor Important Industry Ingenuity Mankind Purchaser
I shall endeavor to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Endeavor Morality Temper Wit
How is it possible for those who are men of honor in their persons, thus to become notorious liars in their party
JOSEPH ADDISON

Honor Liar Men Notorious Party Possibly
It is not the business of virtue to extirpate the affections of the mind, but to regulate them.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Affection Business Extirpate Mind Regulate Virtue
When I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves,
JOSEPH ADDISON

Beautiful Epitaph Grief Hear Incardinate King Meet Parent Tombstone Upon
Whether this happens because they stay so long and attend their work so diligently that they forget the faces and persons, which they first sat down with, or whatever it is, they seldom rise from the toilet the same woman they appeared when they began to dress
JOSEPH ADDISON

Appear Attend Began Diligently Down Face Forget Happen Lomg Person Seldom
One may know a man that never conversed in the world, by his excess of good-breeding.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Breed Converse Excess Good Men World
Nothing that isn’t a real crime makes a man appear so contemptible and little in the eyes of the world as inconsistency.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Appear Eye Inconsistency Little Man Real World
What an absurd thing it is to pass over all the valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention on his infirmities.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Absurd Attention Men Over Part Pass
The utmost extent of man’s knowledge, is to know that he knows nothing.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Know Knowledge Literature Men Nothing Utmost
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Along Flower Friendship Inspirational Life Pathway Scarred Smile Sunshine Sure
Artificial intelligence will never be a match for natural stupidity.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Artificially Intelligence Natural People Stupid
This not in mortals to command success, but we’ll do more, Sempronius, we’ll deserve it.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Command Deserve Merit Sempronius Success

True benevolence or compassion, extends itself through the whole of existence and sympathizes with the distress of every creature capable of sensation.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

True benevolence or compassion, extends itself through the whole of existence and sympathizes with the distress of every creature capable of sensation.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Joseph Addison Quotes