The most violent appetites in all creatures are lust and hunger; the first is a perpetual call upon them to propagate their kind, the latter to preserve themselves. Joseph Addison appetitecallcreature Change image and share on social
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. Joseph Addison essentialgrandhappiness Change image and share on social
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. Joseph Addison capablecreaturedispose Change image and share on social
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. Joseph Addison bosombrothercaution Change image and share on social
I have somewhere met with the epitaph on a charitable man which has pleased me very much. I cannot recollect the words, but here is the sense of it: 'What I spent I lost; what I possessed is left to others; what I gave away remains with me.' Joseph Addison charitableepitaphgive share on social
The union of the Word and the Mind produces that mystery which is called Life... Learn deeply of the Mind and its mystery, for therein lies the secret of immortality. Joseph Addison calldeeplyimmortality Change image and share on social
The post of honour is a private station. Joseph Addison honourpostprivate Change image and share on social
To say that authority, whether secular or religious, supplies no ground for morality is not to deny the obvious fact that it supplies a sanction. Joseph Addison authoritydenyfact Change image and share on social
The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune. Joseph Addison fortunegaingood Change image and share on social
There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol. Joseph Addison idolsuperannuateunhappy Change image and share on social
