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It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution.
Joseph Addison
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Joseph Addison
English
Writer
Born:
May 1
,
1672
Died:
Jun 17
,
1719
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Benjamin Franklin
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To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.
Buddha
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The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.
Thomas Paine
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A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
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Ayn Rand
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