Joseph Addison

Quotes

• “If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder ...”
• “True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and co...”
• “What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathw...”
• “The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which b...”
• “Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.”
• “Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.”
• “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”