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A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, b

A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of. – Joseph Addison

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It is the privilege of posterity to set matters right between those antagonists who, by their rivalry for greatness, divided a whole age. – Joseph Addison

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The unjustifiable severity of a parent is loaded with this aggravation, that those whom he injures are always in his sight. – Joseph Addison

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