Joseph Addison

“No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another.”

“A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.”

“True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise; it 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.”

“I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.”

“Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.”

“There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice.”

“What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul.”

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”

“If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.”

“The great essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.”