“'Tis not in mortals to command success, but we'll do more, Sempronius; we'll deserve it.”

— Joseph Addison, Cato, A Tragedy (1713), Act 1, Scene 2

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About Joseph Addison

1672 – 1719

English essayist, poet and politician, co-founder of 'The Spectator' and author of the tragedy 'Cato' (1713).

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