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We cannot go to heaven in featherbeds.

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Thomas More
Age: 57 †
Born: 1478
Born: February 7
Died: 1535
Died: July 6
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It is only natural, of course, that each man should think his own opinions best: the crow loves his fledgling, and the ape his cub.
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