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Quote by Joseph Addison
Our disputants put me in mind of the cuttlefish that, when he is u

Our disputants put me in mind of the cuttlefish that, when he is unable to extricate himself, blackens the water about him till he becomes invisible. – Joseph Addison

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If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is. – Joseph Addison

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Hope
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Joseph Addison
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Words, when well chosen, have so great a force in them, that a description often gives us more lively ideas than the sight of things themselves. – Joseph Addison

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Words
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He who puts up with insult invites injury. – Yiddish Proverb

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Some people should use a glue stick instead of ChapStick. – Author unknown

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Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go. – Oscar Wilde

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I love Wagner, but the music I prefer is that of a cat hung up by its tail outside a window and trying to stick to the panes of glass with its claws. – Charles Baudelaire

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Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:4 – Bible

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The very first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it. – William Osler

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