Quotes by Addison, Joseph

The unjustifiable severity of a parent is loaded with this aggravation >>

Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit and gives a cer >>

An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he ha >>

Quotations about Pleasure

The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure my bu >>

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain. >>

I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that preced >>

The important question is not, what will yield to man a few scattered pleasures, but what will render his life happy on the whole amount.

Addison, Joseph