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Quote by Joseph Addison
Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue. - Jos

Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue. – Joseph Addison

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Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature. – Joseph Addison

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Nature
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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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Friendship
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He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider that he may one day become old, and remember when he is old, that he has once been young. – Joseph Addison

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True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes. – Edward Frederick Halifax

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Humility

He seems determined to make a trumpet sound like a tin whistle. – Aneurin Bevan

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Humility

A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle. – Benjamin Franklin

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Humility

One learns to ignore criticism by first learning to ignore applause. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Worship,” The Conduct of Life, 1860

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Attitude

All the strength and force of man comes from his faith in things unseen. He who believes is strong he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions. – James Freeman Clarke

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Faith

Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation. – Michael Jordan

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positive

It was an interesting question as to whether the BBC had a future in the digital world, and what form of market failure could justify the licence fee system. – Gavyn Davies

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Failure