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Quotation from An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope

“An honest man's the noblest work of God.”

Alexander Pope

An Essay on Man, Epistle IV, line 248 (Gutenberg #2428: An Essay on Man; Moral Essays and Satires, ed. Henry Morley (Cassell's National Library, 1891))

True worth lies in virtue rather than rank or fame.

Citation: "An honest man's the noblest work of God." — Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man, Epistle IV, line 248 (Gutenberg #2428: An Essay on Man; Moral Essays and Satires, ed. Henry Morley (Cassell's National Library, 1891)). (id an-essay-on-man-q7)

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