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Quote by Joseph Addison
Tis not in mortals to command success, but well do more, Semproniu

Tis not in mortals to command success, but well do more, Sempronius, well deserve it. – Joseph Addison

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What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along lifes pathway, the good they do is inconceivable. – Joseph Addison

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Happiness
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Joseph Addison
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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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Insults
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Well never know the worth of water till the well go dry. – Scottish Proverb

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Worth

Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation. – Henry Fielding

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Worth

Every human being is trying to say something to others. Trying to cry out I am alive, notice me! Speak to me! Confirm that I am important, that I matter!! – Marion D. Hanks

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Worth

If people concentrated on the really important things in life, thered be a shortage of fishing poles. – Doug Larson

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