Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit and gives a certain air to the countenance which is more amiable than beauty. (Joseph Addison)

Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit and gives a certain air to the countenance which is more amiable than beauty.

Joseph Addison

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