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Quote by Joseph Addison
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

Other quotes by Joseph Addison

There is not, in my opinion, anything more mysterious in nature than this instinct in animals, which thus rise above reason, and yet fall infinitely short of it. – Joseph Addison

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Instinct
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Joseph Addison
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No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority. – Joseph Addison

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legal
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But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity. – Sir Thomas Browne

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Fame

Fame often makes a writer vain, but seldom makes him proud. – W. H. Auden

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Fame

In the march up the heights of fame there comes a spot close to the summit in which man reads nothing but detective stories. – Heywood Hale Broun

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Fame

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

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Fame

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In history people dressed much better than we do today. – Vivienne Westwood

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Tell me Im clever, Tell me Im kind, Tell me Im talented, Tell me Im cute, Tell me Im sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me Im perfect – But tell me the truth. – Shel Silverstein

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The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep. – A.P. Herbert

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Character is the indelible mark that determines the only true value of all people and all their work. – Orison Swett Marden

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