There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol. – Joseph Addison
The important question is not, what will yield to man a few scattered pleasures, but what will render his life happy on the whole amount. – 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. – Joseph Addison
Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit and gives a certain air to the countenance which is more amiable than beauty. – Joseph Addison