Joseph Addison Quotes

United Kingdom, Essayist
May 1, 1672 – June, 17, 1719.

Joseph Addison (1 May 1672 – 17 June 1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician. He was the eldest son of The Reverend Lancelot Addison. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend, Richard Steele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine.

Also known as Poet, Playwright, Politician

Talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.

Joseph Addison
- Thinking
- Friend
Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature.

Joseph Addison
- Nature
Irregularity and want of method are only supportable in men of great learning or genius, who are often too full to be exact, and therefore they choose to throw down their pearls in heaps before the reader, rather than be at the pains of stringing them.

Joseph Addison
- Great
- Men
- Learning
A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.

Joseph Addison
There is nothing more requisite in business than despatch.

Joseph Addison
- Business
With regard to donations always expect the most from prudent people, who keep their own accounts.

Joseph Addison
- People