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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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Quote Left What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to an human soul. Quote Right
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Quote Left 'Tis not in mortals to command success, but we'll do more, Sempronius, we'll deserve it. Quote Right
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Quote Left If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is. Quote Right
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Quote Left The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding. Quote Right
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Quote Left A woman seldom asks advice before she has bought her wedding clothes. Quote Right
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