Maxioms by Joseph Addison
Yet then from all my grief, O Lord,
Thy mercy set me free,
Whilst in the confidence read more
Yet then from all my grief, O Lord,
Thy mercy set me free,
Whilst in the confidence of pray'r
My soul took hold on thee.
- Joseph Addison,
Justice discards party, friendship, kindred, and is therefore
always represented as blind.
Justice discards party, friendship, kindred, and is therefore
always represented as blind.
Great souls by instinct to each other turn,
Demand alliance, and in friendship burn.
Great souls by instinct to each other turn,
Demand alliance, and in friendship burn.
The honors of this world, what are they but puff, and emptiness,
and peril of falling?
The honors of this world, what are they but puff, and emptiness,
and peril of falling?
Our delight in any particular study, art, or science rises and improves in proportion to the application which we bestow read more
Our delight in any particular study, art, or science rises and improves in proportion to the application which we bestow upon it. Thus, what was at first an exercise becomes at length an entertainment.
