Joseph Addison (1 May 1672 – 17 June 1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. He was the eldest son of reverend Lancelot Addison.
If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius. Use this quote
To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to recieve all the great truths which atheism would deny. Use this quote
True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions. Use this quote
The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. Use this quote
A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes. Use this quote
Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly be corrupt. Use this quote
Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn. Use this quote
A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of. Use this quote
