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A gen'rous heart repairs a sland'rous tongue.

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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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Genuine religion is not so much a matter of feeling as a matter of principle.
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Beauty draws us with a single hair.
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A patriot is a fool in ev'ry age.
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No silver saints, by dying misers giv'n, Here brib'd the rage of ill-requited heav'n But such plain roofs as Piety could raise, And only vocal with the Maker's praise.
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Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words,-health, peace, and competence.
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Our business in the field of fight, Is not to question, but to prove our might.
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For forms of government, let fools contest Whate'er is best administered, is best.
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