Joseph Addison (1672–1719) politician, writer and playwright
No. 169 (13 September 1711).
The Spectator (1711–1714)
“We are not strong enough to stand up against endless grief, And yet pain is the constant drone of life. So if we are to have any happiness at all, it is only in the passing instant.”
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