Quotes by Addison, Joseph

Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall. >>

Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as >>

There is not so variable a thing in nature as a lady's head-dress. >>

Quotations about Merit

Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Meth >>

An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof. >>

We may not always get what we want, but surely we will get what we des >>

'Tis not in mortals to command success, but we'll do more, Sempronius, we'll deserve it.

Addison, Joseph