Joseph Addison on Graduation
1672–1719 England
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'Tis not in mortals to command success,
But we'll do more, Sempronius; we'll deserve it.
Cato, A Tragedy (1713)
What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul.
The Spectator (1711)
What means this heaviness that hangs upon me?
This lethargy that creeps through all my senses?
Nature, oppress'd and harrass'd out with care,
Sinks down to rest.
Cato, A Tragedy (1713)
If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius.
Disputed