Strength of mind is exercise, not rest. ✨ Alexander Pope, Owen Ruffhea…

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Strength of mind is exercise, not rest. ✨ Alexander Pope, Owen Ruffhead (1769). Life comp. by Owen Ruffhead, p.180
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