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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 352 Jahre, 5 Monate, 9 Tage oder 128.727 Tage alt.

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

• Those marriages generally abound most with love and constancy that are preceded by a long courtship.

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• Though we seem grieved at the shortness of life in general, we are wishing every period of it at an end. The minor longs to be at age, then to be a man of business, then to make up an estate, then to arrive at honors, then to retire.

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• Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

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• Through all Eternity to Thee A joyful Song I'll raise, For oh! Eternity's too short To utter all thy Praise.

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• 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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• We have in England a particular bashfulness in every thing that regards religion.

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• Were you with these, my prince, you'd soon forget The pale, unripened beauties of the north.

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• What pity is it That we can die but once to serve our country!

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• Whether zeal or moderation be the point we aim at, let us keep fire out of the one, and frost out of the other.

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• Whitout constancy there is neither love, friendship, nor virtue in the world.

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• Wide and undetermined prospects are as pleasing to the fancy, as the speculations of eternity or infinitude are to the understanding.

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• La lecture est pour l'esprit ce que la gymnastique est pour le corps.

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• Le dimanche efface la rouille de toute la semaine.

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