Women use lovers as they do cards; they play with them a while, and when they have got all they can by them, throw them away, call for new ones, and then perhaps lose by the new all they got by the old ones.
ALEXANDER POPEAll are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body Nature is, and God the soul.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man’s own eyes when they look upon his own person.
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In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind’s concern is charity.
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A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
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When we are young, we are slavishly employed in procuring something whereby we may live comfortably when we grow old; and when we are old, we perceive it is too late to live as we proposed.
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True wit is nature to advantage dressed; What oft was thought, but ne’er so well expressed.
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On life’s vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale.
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All nature is but art unknown to thee.
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In this commonplace world every one is said to be romantic who either admires a fine thing or does one.
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It often happens that those are the best people whose characters have been most injured by slanderers: as we usually find that to be the sweetest fruit which the birds have been picking at.
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Physicians are in general the most amiable companions and the best friends, as well as the most learned men I know.
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Truth needs not flowers of speech.
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To err is human; to forgive, divine.
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Great oaks grow from little acorns. He has a green thumb. He has green fingers. He’s sowing his wild oats. Here Ceres’ gifts in waving prospect stand, And nodding tempt the joyful reaper’s hand.
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Sleep and death, two twins of winged race, Of matchless swiftness, but of silent pace.
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Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
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