Joseph Addison

What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.

What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.

Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury.

Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury.

Is there not some chosen curse,
Some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven,
Red with uncommon read more

Is there not some chosen curse,
Some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven,
Red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man
Who owes his greatness to his country's ruin?

When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.

When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.

The sense of honour is of so fine and delicate a nature, that it
is only to be met read more

The sense of honour is of so fine and delicate a nature, that it
is only to be met with in minds which are naturally noble, or in
such as have been cultivated by good examples, or a refined
education.