Joseph Addison Quotes
Instability of temper ought to be checked when it disposes men to wander from one scheme to another: since such a fickleness cannot but be attended with fatal consequences.
Topics
Schemes
Inconsistency
Indecision
Indecisiveness
Instability
Temper
Unpredictability
Volatility
Wander
Changeability
Emotional Instability
Erratic Behavior
Fickleness
Impulsive Decision Making
Impulsiveness
Lack of Commitment
Unpredictable Behavior
Unsteadiness
Volatile Temperament
capricious nature
Citations
Addison, Joseph. The Spectator, No. 162, 5 Sept. 1711.
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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.