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. – Joseph Addison
That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel? – Joseph Addison
Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object; unless it be still fed with fresh discoveries, and kept alive by a perpetual succession of miracles rising into view. – Joseph Addison
Young men soon give, and soon forget, affronts old age is slow in both. – Joseph Addison