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There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol. - Jos

There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol. – Joseph Addison

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That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel? – 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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How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens. – Alexander The Great

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Its too bad Im not as wonderful a person as people say I am, because the world could use a few people like that. – Alan Alda

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Few people rise to our esteem upon closer scrutiny. – Proverb

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Riches: A dream in the night. Fame: A gull floating on water. – Chinese Proverb

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