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Quote by Joseph Addison
To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is

To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing solitude. – Joseph Addison

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It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others. – Joseph Addison

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