Let freedom never perish in your hands.
JOSEPH ADDISONLet freedom never perish in your hands.
JOSEPH ADDISONAll well-regulated families set apart an hour every morning for tea and bread and butter
JOSEPH ADDISONJesters do often prove prophets.
JOSEPH ADDISONOur disputants put me in mind of the cuttlefish that, when he is unable to extricate himself, blackens the water about him till he becomes invisible.
JOSEPH ADDISONHow is it possible for those who are men of honor in their persons, thus to become notorious liars in their party
JOSEPH ADDISONA man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side.
JOSEPH ADDISONAn evil intention perverts the best actions, and makes them sins.
JOSEPH ADDISONYoung men soon give, and soon forget, affronts; old age is slow in both.
JOSEPH ADDISONEncourage innocent amusement.
JOSEPH ADDISONWit is the fetching of congruity out of incongruity.
JOSEPH ADDISONThere is nothing more requisite in business than despatch.
JOSEPH ADDISONRides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.
JOSEPH ADDISONWords, when well chosen, have so great a force in them, that a description often gives us more lively ideas than the sight of things themselves.
JOSEPH ADDISONNature 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 ADDISONWhat an absurd thing it is to pass over all the valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention on his infirmities.
JOSEPH ADDISONA man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.
JOSEPH ADDISON