It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure and a weakness to be affected with it. Joseph Addison Quotes
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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.

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