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Values.com is a great place to go on the Web for inspiration in yourself and kindness towards others. I found the quote below by Joseph Addison you may agree with. I would like to become more perfect in this way. My mom had a gentle and quiet spirit.
Posted about 1 year ago by Brian M from Colorado

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Index_card_top “It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are, the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.”
 
Joseph Addison  (1672-1719);
English essayist, poet, playwright and politician.
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