Joseph Addison Nature Quotes

What did Joseph Addison say about Nature?

Joseph Addison has written many quotes about Nature. E.g.,

• 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.
• Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense.
• Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another.

What are the top most famous Nature quotes by Joseph Addison?

Here are the top most famous quotes about Nature by Joseph Addison.

• 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.
• Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense.
• Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another.
• There is not so variable a thing in nature as a lady's head-dress.
• Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature.
• To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature to be so to the utmost of our abilities, is the glory of man.
• The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding.