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Giving advice is many times only the privilege of saying a foolish thing one's self, under the pretense of hindering another from doing one.

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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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Nor Fame I slight, nor her favors call.
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Aurora now, fair daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with rosy light the dewy lawn.
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