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'Tis not enough your counsel still be true Blunt truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do.

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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
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Offend her, and she knows not to forgive Oblige her, and she'll hate you while you live.
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