Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion. – Joseph Addison
A person terrified with the imagination of spectres, is more reasonable than one who thinks the appearance of spirits fabulous and groundless. – Joseph Addison
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. – Joseph Addison
As vivacity is the gift of women, gravity is that of men. – Joseph Addison