Maxioms by Joseph Addison
O Dormer, how can I behold thy fate,
And not the wonders of thy youth relate;
How read more
O Dormer, how can I behold thy fate,
And not the wonders of thy youth relate;
How can I see the gay, the brave, the young,
Fall in the cloud of war, and lie unsung!
In joys of conquest he resigns his breath,
And, filled with England's glory, smiles in death.
Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false
Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false
The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, read more
The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding
Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
A good conscience is to the soul what health is to the body; it preserves constant ease and serenity within read more
A good conscience is to the soul what health is to the body; it preserves constant ease and serenity within us; and more than countervails all the calamities and afflictions which can befall us from without.
