على كلِّ من جعل الفلسفة متعة حياته أن يصرف فكره إلى مشاريع عملية تنفع المجتمع، لا أن يُفنيَ عمره في بحوثٍ عقيمة لا تزيد على التباهي بالمعرفة شيئًا، ولا تخدم الحياة في شيء.

“It is the duty of all who make philosophy the entertainment of their lives, to turn their thoughts to practical schemes for the good of society, and not pass away their time in fruitless searches, which tend rather to the ostentation of knowledge than the service of life.”Joseph Addison — The Tatler. The Guardian. The Freeholder. The Whig-examiner. The lover. Dialogues upon the usefulness of ancient medals. Remarks on several parts of Italy, etc. The present state of the war. The late trial and conviction of Count Tariff. The evidences of the Christian religion. Essay on Virgil's Georgics. Poems on several occasions. Translations from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Notes on some of the foregoing stories in Ovid's Metamorphoses. Poemata. Rosamond. Cato. The drummer (1837)