Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.
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'T is not in mortals to command success, But we 'll do more, Sempronius, we 'll deserve it.Joseph Addison
True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.
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What pity is it That we can die, but once to serve our country.
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A perfect tragedy is the noblest production of human nature.
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Their is no defense against criticism except obscurity.
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The most violent appetites in all creatures are lust and hunger; the first is a perpetual call upon them to propagate their kind, the latter to preserve themselves.
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