There is no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.

— Joseph Addison

The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the wars of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds.

— Joseph Addison

The utmost extent of man's knowledge, is to know that he knows nothing.

— Joseph Addison

The ways of heaven are dark and intricate;Puzzled in mazes, and perplex with errors.

— Joseph Addison

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

— Joseph Addison

To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to receive all the great truths which atheism would deny.

— Joseph Addison

To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to the utmost of our abilities, is the glory of man.

— Joseph Addison

True happiness ... arises in the first place from the enjoyment of one's self and in the next from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.

— Joseph Addison

True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.

— Joseph Addison

True happiness... arises in the first place from the enjoyment of one's self and in the next from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.

— Joseph Addison