Joseph Addison Quotes about Virtue
A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
Joseph Addison (1858). “Works, including the whole contents of Bp. Hurd's edition: withletters and other pieces not found in any previous collection; and Macaulay's essay on his life and works”, p.411
Joseph Addison (1839). “Essays, Moral and Humorous: Also Essays on Imagination and Taste”, p.171
It is not the business of virtue to extirpate the affections of the mind, but to regulate them.
Joseph Addison (1721). “The Spectator, no. 90-505”, p.611
Without constancy there is neither love, friendship, nor virtue in the world.
Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele (1831). “Tatler and Guardian”, p.333
Joseph Addison, James WILD (Dramatist.) (1779). “Cato; a tragedy ... As performed at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden. Regulated from the prompt-book ... by Mr. Wild. (Bell's edition.).”, p.57
A friend exaggerates a man's virtues; an enemy inflames his crimes.
Joseph Addison (1761). “The Works of the Late Right Honorable Joseph Addison, Esq;”, p.441
Joseph Addison (1721). “The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq”, p.560
Joseph Addison (1733). “Cato: A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by His Majesty's Servants”, p.45
