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Quote by Joseph Addison
It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a

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. – Joseph Addison

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To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to recieve all the great truths which atheism would deny. – Joseph Addison

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An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person. – Joseph Addison

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True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of ones self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions. – Joseph Addison

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To be perfectly honest, I think that as Im growing older, Im just growing more impatient. Ill be very happy if at some point people say, Michaels grown wiser and softer in his old age. But well have to wait and see what my next project is. – Michael Haneke

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There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward. – John Mortimer

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The mind that is wise mourns less for what age takes away than what it leaves behind. – William Wordsworth

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The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate they are green and vigorous in old age. – George Santayana

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