It is ridiculous for any man to criticize the works of another if he has not distinguished himself by his own performances.
Joseph Addison Quotes
There is no defense against reproach but obscurity; it is a kind of concomitant to greatness, as satires and invectives were an essential part of a Roman triumph.
Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it courage which arises from a sense of duty acts in a uniform manner.
Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit, and gives a certain air to the countenance which is more amiable than beauty.
Conspiracies no sooner should be formed than executed.
Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature.
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.
From hence, let fierce contending nations know, What dire effects from civil discord flow.
I have often thought, says Sir Roger, it happens very well that Christmas should fall out in the middle of winter.
I have always preferred cheerfulness to mirth. The former is an act, the latter a habit of the mind. Mirth is short and transient; cheerfulness, fixed and permanent. Mirth is like a flash of lightning that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment. Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in […]
