He who tells a lie is not sensible of how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one.
ALEXANDER POPEHope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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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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In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind’s concern is charity.
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A youth of frolic, an old age of cards.
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Sleep and death, two twins of winged race, Of matchless swiftness, but of silent pace.
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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
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All are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body Nature is, and God the soul.
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Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
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He who serves his brother best gets nearer God than all the rest.
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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.
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What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isn’t much better than tedious disease.
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Passions are the gales of life.
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Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.
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All seems infected that th’ infected spy, As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.
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Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
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Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
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