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The Good-Natur'd Man (1768)
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Measures, not men, have always been my mark.
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The ingratitude of the world can never deprive us of the conscious happiness of having acted with humanity ourselves.
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There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we can scarce weed out the vice without eradicating the virtue.
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Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
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Born:
November 10, 1728
Died:
April 4, 1774
(aged 45)
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