It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others. – Joseph Addison
Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion. – Joseph Addison
There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice. – Joseph Addison
One should take good care not to grow too wise for so great a pleasure of life as laughter. – Joseph Addison
The human story does not always unfold like a mathematical calculation on the principle that two and two make four. Sometimes in life they make five or minus three; and sometimes the blackboard topples down in the middle of the sum and leaves the class in disorder and the pedagogue with a black eye. – Winston Churchill