I have often thought, says Sir Roger, it happens very well that Christmas should fall out in the middle of Winter.
Joseph AddisonUpon laying a weight in one of the scales, inscribed eternity, though I threw in that of time, prosperity, affliction, wealth, and poverty, which seemed very ponderous, they were not able to stir the opposite balance.
Joseph AddisonOur real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.
Joseph AddisonHe only is a great man who can neglect the applause of the multitude and enjoy himself independent of its favor.
Joseph Addison