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Oh, blindness to the future! kindly giv'n, That each may fill the circle mark'd by heaven.

Alexander Pope

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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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Search then the ruling passion there alone, The wild are constant, and the cunning known The fool consistent, and the false sincere Priests, princes, women, no dissemblers here.
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But if you'll prosper, mark what I advise, Whom age, and long experience render wise.
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To teach vain Wits that Science little known, T' admire Superior Sense, and doubt their own!
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A perfect judge will read each word of wit with the same spirit that its author writ.
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