A patriot is a fool in ev’ry age.
ALEXANDER POPEGreat 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.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them.
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Learning is like mercury, one of the most powerful and excellent things in the world in skillful hands; in unskillful, the most mischievous.
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Who dare to love their country, and be poor.
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True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance.
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To err is human; to forgive, divine.
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The people’s voice is odd, It is, and it is not, the voice of God.
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There is a majesty in simplicity.
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This long disease, my life.
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Amusement is the happiness of those who cannot think.
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Do you find yourself making excuses when you do not perform? Shed the excuses and face reality. Excuses are the loser’s way out. They will mar your credibility and stunt your personal growth.
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What is it to be wise? ‘Tis but to know how little can be known, To see all others’ faults, and feel our own.
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A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink of it deeply, or taste it not, for shallow thoughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking deeply sobers us again.
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To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart.
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Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.
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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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