Joseph Addison Quotes about Heaven

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Music, the greatest good that mortals know and all of heaven we have hear below.

Music, the greatest good that mortals know and all of heaven we have hear below.

Joseph Addison

Music, Wisdom, Heaven

'A Song for St Cecilia's Day'

It is a great presumption to ascribe our successes to our own management, and not to esteem ourselves upon any blessing, rather as it is the bounty of heaven, than the acquisition of our own prudence.

Joseph Addison

Success, Blessing, Heaven

Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele (1822). “The Spectator: with notes and illustrations. In six volumes”, p.283

Tis heaven itself, that points out an hereafter, and intimates eternity to man.

Joseph Addison

Men, Heaven, Eternity

'Cato' (1713) act 5, sc. 1, l. 1

All of heaven we have below.

Joseph Addison

Music, Heaven

'A Song for St Cecilia's Day'

By anticipation we sugar misery and enjoy happiness before they are in being. We can set the sun and stars forward, or lose sight of them by wandering into those retired parts of eternity when the heavens and earth shall be no more.

Joseph Addison

Stars, Sight, Heaven