If men of eminence are exposed to censure on one hand, they are as much liable to flattery on the other. If they receive reproaches which are not due to them, they likewise receive praises which they do not deserve. In a word, the man in a high post is never regarded with an indifferent eye, but always considered as a friend or an enemy.

Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English essayist, poet, statesman

Essay (1711-06-26), The Spectator, No. 101
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