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Date: Saturday, November 17, 1711
"I have often thought if the Minds of Men were laid open, we should see but little Difference between that of the Wise Man and that of the Fool. There are infinite Reveries, numberless Extravagancies, and a perpetual Train of Vanities which pass through both."
preview | full record— Addison, Joseph (1672-1719)
Date: Saturday, November 17, 1711
"Discretion has large and extended Views, and, like a well-formed Eye, commands a whole Horizon: Cunning is a Kind of Short-sightedness, that discovers the minutest Objects which are near at hand, but is not able to discern things at a distance."
preview | full record— Addison, Joseph (1672-1719)
