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Virtue sometimes pretends. Vice is always sincere.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Sometimes
Always
Pretends
Vice
Sincere
Vices
Virtue

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