Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue. ✨ Joseph …

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Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue. ✨ Joseph Addison (1721). THE WORKS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOSEPH ADDISON, Esq; In FOUR VOLUMES.: VOLUME the THIRD, p.218
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Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue. ✨ Joseph Addison (1721). THE WORKS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOSEPH ADDISON, Esq; In FOUR VOLUMES.: VOLUME the THIRD, p.218

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