"It often happens, that extirpating the love of glory, which is observed to take the deepest root in noble minds, tears up several virtues with it"
— Addison, Joseph (1672-1719)
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London
Date
March 30, 1716
Metaphor
"It often happens, that extirpating the love of glory, which is observed to take the deepest root in noble minds, tears up several virtues with it"
Metaphor in Context
It often happens, that extirpating the love of glory, which is observed to take the deepest root in noble minds, tears up several virtues with it; and that suppressing the desire of fame, is apt to reduce men to a state of indolence and supineness. But when, without any incentive of vanity, a person of great abilities is zealous for the good of mankind; and as solicitous for the concealment, as the performance of illustrious actions; we may be sure that he has something more than ordinary in his composition, and has a heart filled with goodness and magnanimity.
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Citation
Addison, Joseph. Cato: A Tragedy and Selected Essays. Ed. Christine Dunn Henderson and Mark E. Yellin, with a Foreword by Forrest McDonald. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2004.
Date of Entry
05/26/2005
