"A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes."
― Joseph Addison
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More From Joseph Addison
- "To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to recieve all the great truths which atheism would deny."
- "The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the wars of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds."
- "If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius."
More In Great
- "I think all women go through periods where we hate this about ourselves, we don’t like that. It’s great to get to a place where you dismiss anything you’re worried about. I find flaws attractive. I find scars attractive."― Angelina Jolie
- "And what he greatly thought, he nobly dared."― Homer
- "It’s great to want to be part of something, but it’s a different thing completely to believe wholly in some type of movement, and to give everything for that something."― Brandon Boyd