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Whether I give to a beggar or not, his existence puts me in the wrong.
Mason Cooley
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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Begging
Puts
Existence
Wrong
Whether
Give
Giving
Beggar
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