What sculpture is to a block of marble education is to the soul.
Joseph Addison Quotes
Irregularity and want of method are only supportable in men of great learning or genius, who are often too full to be exact, and therefore they choose to throw down their pearls in heaps before the reader, rather than be at the pains of stringing them.
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| Birth: | 1st May, 1672 |
| Death: | 17th June, 1719 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Essayist, Poet, Politician, Playwriter |
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