Joseph Addison Quotes
A cheerful temper, joined with innocence will make beauty attractive, knowledge delightful, and wit good-natured.
Citations
Addison, Joseph. The Tatler, No. 192, 1 July 1710. Published in The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff Esq., Vol. 4, J. Tonson, 1711, p. 14.
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Joseph Addison was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. He was the eldest son of The Reverend Lancelot Addison. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend Richard Steele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine. His simple prose style marked the end of the mannerisms and conventional classical images of the 17th century.