Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.
Joseph AddisonShould the whole frame of nature round him break,
In ruin and confusion hurled,
He, unconcerned, would hear the mighty crack,
And stand secure amidst a falling world.
Mots clés apocalypse
And, pleased th’ Almighty’s orders to perform,
Rides in the whirl-wind, and directs the storm.
When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow;
Joseph AddisonWe all of us complain of the shortness of time, saith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, says he, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do: we are always complaining our days are few, and acting as though there would no end of them."- On the Right Use of Time
Joseph AddisonMots clés philosophy time
A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
Joseph AddisonMots clés contentment inner-peace
An empty desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer.
Joseph AddisonWhen I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tombs of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow; when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind. When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great Day when we shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together
Joseph AddisonWhat sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul.
Joseph AddisonThe important question is not, what will yield to man a few scattered pleasures, but what will render his life happy on the whole amount.
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