Famous quotes containing the words joseph addison and/or addison:
““We are always doing,” says he, “something for posterity, but I would fain see posterity do something for us.””
—Joseph Addison (1672–1719)
“Among all kinds of Writing, there is none in which Authors are more apt to miscarry than in Works of Humour, as there is none in which they are more ambitious to excel.”
—Joseph Addison (1672–1719)