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A man whose extraordinary reputation thus lifts him up to the notice and observation of mankind, draws a multitude of eyes upon him, that will narrowly inspect every part of him.
Joseph Addison
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Joseph Addison
Age: 47 †
Born: 1672
Born: May 1
Died: 1719
Died: June 17
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Our friends don't see our faults, or conceal them, or soften them.
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Their is no defense against criticism except obscurity.
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A fine coat is but a livery when the person who wears it discovers no higher sense than that of a footman.
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Charity is the perfection and ornament of religion.
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The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature.
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