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Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty; it is not only needless, but it impairs what it would improve.

Alexander Pope

The vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on.
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Deep Human Life River Wisdom
We may see the small value God has for riches, by the people he gives them to.
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God Himself Money People Rich Value
I never knew any man in my life who could not bear another’s misfortunes perfectly like a Christian.
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God Life Man Misfortune Myself Perfection Religious
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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Dangerous Education Learning Money Wisdom
A patriot is a fool in ev’ry age.
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Age Fools One Liner Patriot
Let fortune do her worst, whatever she makes us lose, so long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence.
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Fortune Herself Honesty Independence Lose Worst
Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.
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Ability Generousity Man Wisdom
The laughers are a majority.
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Laughter One Liner
As with narrow-necked bottles; the less they have in them, the more noise they make in pouring out.
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Advice Deep Wisdom
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
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Character Fame Goodness Life Positive
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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Feeling Mistake See Wisdom
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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God Greatness Kind Men Study Wisdom
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
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Angel Fear Fools One Liner Rush Wisdom
And seem to walk on wings, and tread in air.
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Air Walk Wings
You purchase pain with all that joy can give and die of nothing but a rage to live.
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Death Joy Live Pain Yourself
Vice is a monster of so frightful mien As to be hated needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
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Endurance Face Hate Need See Vice

Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty; it is not only needless, but it impairs what it would improve.

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Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty; it is not only needless, but it impairs what it would improve.

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