They were a people so primitive they did not know how to ge… - Joseph Addison

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They were a people so primitive they did not know how to get money, except by working for it.

Joseph Addison

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Joseph Addison (May 1 1672 – June 17 1719) was an English politician and writer. His name is often remembered in tandem with that of his friend, Richard Steele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine.

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Alternative Names: Joseph Addisson • Right Hon. Joseph Addison • Jozef Adddison

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He who hesitates is lost.

An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person.

If the following day he chance to find A new repast, or an untasted spring, Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury.

They were a people so primitive they did not know how to get money, except by working for it. - Joseph Addison

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