Joseph Addison (1 May 1672 – 17 June 1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. He was a man of letters, eldest son of Lancelot Addison. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend, Richard Steele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine. English essayist poet writer and politician.
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No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority. Go to Quote / Comment
I always rejoice when I see a tribunal filled with a man of an upright and inflexible temper, who in the execution of his country Go to Quote / Comment
If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius. Go to Quote / Comment
Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature. Go to Quote / Comment
A woman seldom asks advice before she has bought her wedding clothes. Go to Quote / Comment