Joseph Addison1672–1719The quotations of
Joseph Addison
English essayist, poet, playwright and politician
1672–1719
51 quotes, most often on Life & Death, Character and Virtue.
- The Spectator (1711–1714), No. 185 (2 October 1711).
A woman seldom asks advice before she has bought her wedding clothes.
The Spectator (1711–1714), No. 475 (4 September 1712)What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul.
The Spectator (1711–1714), No. 215 (6 November 1711)The soul, secured in her existence, smiles
At the drawn dagger, and defies its point.Cato, A Tragedy (1713)- Cato, A Tragedy (1713), Act IV, scene i
‘Tis pride, rank pride, and haughtiness of soul:
I think the Romans call it Stoicism.Cato, A Tragedy (1713)- The Guardian (1713), No. 117
- Cato, A Tragedy (1713), Act IV, scene iv
- Cato, A Tragedy (1713)
- The Spectator (1711–1714), No. 112 (9 July 1711)
Discretion is a perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.
The Spectator (1711–1714), No. 225 (17 November 1711)From hence, let fierce contending nations know,
What dire effects from civil discord flow.Cato, A Tragedy (1713), Act V, scene iv- Cato, A Tragedy (1713)
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