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Nothing lies on our hands with such uneasiness as time. Wretched and thoughtless creatures! In the only place where covetousness were a virtue we turn prodigals.
Joseph Addison
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Joseph Addison
Age: 47 †
Born: 1672
Born: May 1
Died: 1719
Died: June 17
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Some virtues are only seen in affliction and others only in prosperity.
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From hence, let fierce contending nations know, what dire effects from civil discord flow.
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Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.
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