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Quote by Alexander Pope
One who is too wise an observer of the business of others, like on

One who is too wise an observer of the business of others, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity. – Alexander Pope

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What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isnt much better than tedious disease. – Alexander Pope

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