It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a wea…

Joseph Addison
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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, Richard Hurd (1811). The Spectator, p.234
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