Passions are the gales of life.
ALEXANDER POPEFools rush in where angels fear to tread.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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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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An obstinate person does not hold opinions; they hold them.
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As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.
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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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The vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on.
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If, presume not to God to scan; The proper study of Mankind is Man. Plac’d on this isthmus of a middle state, a being darkly wise, and rudely great.
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Love the offender, yet detest the offense.
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Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private.
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Teach me to feel another’s woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.
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We may see the small value God has for riches, by the people he gives them to.
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A little learning is a dangerous thing.
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An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.
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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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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 will a child learn sooner than a song?
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