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One of the most important but one of the most difficult things for a powerful mind is to be its own master.
Joseph Addison
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Joseph Addison
Age: 47 †
Born: 1672
Born: May 1
Died: 1719
Died: June 17
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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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Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness he that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly be corrupt.
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The utmost we can hope for in this world is contentment if we aim at anything higher, we shall meet with nothing but grief and disappointment. A man should direct all his studies and endeavors at making himself easy now and happy hereafter.
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Men who cherish for women the highest respect are seldom popular with them.
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I have but nine-pence in ready money, but I can draw for a thousand pounds.
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Sir Francis Bacon observed that a well-written book, compared with its rivals and antagonists, is like Moses' serpent, that immediately swallowed up and devoured those of the Egyptians.
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When a man is made up wholly of the dove, without the least grain of the serpent in his composition, he becomes ridiculous in many circumstances of life, and very often discredits his best actions.
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Prejudice and self-sufficiency naturally proceed from inexperience of the world, and ignorance of mankind.
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Whether zeal or moderation be the point we aim at, let us keep fire out of the one, and frost out of the other.
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See in what peace a Christian can die.
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Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.
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Beauty commonly produces love, but cleanliness preserves it. Age itself is not unamiable while it is preserved clean and unsullied like a piece of metal constantly kept smooth and bright, we look on it with more pleasure than on a new vessel cankered with rust.
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It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution.
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Artificial intelligence will never be a match for natural stupidity.
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If there's a power above us, (And that there is all nature cries aloud Through all her works,) he must delight in virtue.
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Music, the greatest good that mortals know and all of heaven we have hear below.
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