To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to receive all the great truths which atheism would deny.
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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