Quotes by Joseph Addison about Nature

7 quotes by Joseph Addison about nature

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Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one...

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Men may change their climate, but they cannot change...

Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense.

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Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is...

Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature.

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The chief ingredients in the composition of those...

The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding.

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The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the wars of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds.

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There is not so variable a thing in nature as a lady's...

There is not so variable a thing in nature as a lady's head-dress.

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To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine...

To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to the utmost of our abilities, is the glory of man.

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