Zitate von Joseph Addison

A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of; it heightens all the virtues which it accompanies; like the shades in paintings, it raises and rounds every figure and makes the colors more beautiful, though not so glaring as they would be without.

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Schriftsteller, Journalist, Politiker, "Cato", "The christian poet", "The drummer or the haunted-house" (England, 1672 - 1719).


Joseph Addison · Geburtsdatum · Sterbedatum

Joseph Addison wäre heute 351 Jahre, 11 Monate, 27 Tage oder 128.561 Tage alt.

Geboren am 01.05.1672 in Wilston/Amesbury
Gestorben am 17.06.1719 in London
Sternzeichen: ♉ Stier


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