Upon the whole, a contented mind is the greatest blessing a… - Joseph Addison

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Upon the whole, a contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.

Joseph Addison

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Joseph Addison (May 1 1672 – June 17 1719) was an English politician and writer. His name is often remembered in tandem with that of his friend, Richard Steele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine.

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Alternative Names: Joseph Addisson • Right Hon. Joseph Addison • Jozef Adddison

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Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, the post of honor is a private station.

Animals in their generation are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass.

The beloved of the Almighty are: the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have the magnanimity of the rich.

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