There is but one way I know of conversing safely with all men; that is, not by concealing what we say or do, but by saying or doing nothing that deserves to be concealed.
ALEXANDER POPEThe Right Divine of Kings to govern wrong.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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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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A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
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And seem to walk on wings, and tread in air.
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You purchase pain with all that joy can give and die of nothing but a rage to live.
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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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Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon.
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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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Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe, Are lost on hearers that our merits know.
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I never knew any man in my life who could not bear another’s misfortunes perfectly like a Christian.
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A patriot is a fool in ev’ry age.
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Passions are the gales of life.
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Why did I write? What sin to me unknown dipped me in ink, my parents , or my own?
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He who serves his brother best gets nearer God than all the rest.
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The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them.
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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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