Every one knows the veneration which was paid by the Jews to a name so great, wonderful, and holy. They would not let it enter even into their religious discourses. What can we then think of those who make use of so tremendous a name, in the ordinary expression of their anger, mirth, and most impertinent passions?
Joseph AddisonA man improves more by reading the story of a person eminent for prudence and virtue, than by the finest rules and precepts of morality.
Joseph AddisonPlutarch says very finely that a man should not allow himself to hate even his enemies.
Joseph AddisonDevotion, when it does not lie under the check of reason, is apt to degenerate into enthusiasm.
Joseph Addison