Joseph Addison

If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. He has a heart capable of mirth, and naturally disposed to it.

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These are some quotes by English author Joseph Addison Writer, who lived between May 1, 1672 and June 17, 1719.

Quotes by Joseph Addison

Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense.

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There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice.

Joseph Addison

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Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object.

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