Joseph Addison
The unjustifiable severity of a parent is loaded with this aggravation, that those whom he injures are always in his sight.
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.
The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune.
The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the wars of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds.
The post of honour is a private station.
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.
The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.
The fear of death often proves mortal, and sets people on methods to save their Lives, which infallibly destroy them.
The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding.
The beloved of the Almighty are: the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have the magnamity of the rich.
That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel?
Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.
Some virtues are only seen in affliction and others only in prosperity.
See in what peace a Christian can die.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.
Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.
Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.
One's religion is whatever he is most interested in, and yours is Success.
Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion.