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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.

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
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.
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Force Greatness Himself Invention Lying Oneeslf
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
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
O peace! how many wars were waged in thy name.
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Deep Peace War
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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Feeling Hide Mistake Myself Teaching
True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance.
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Art Chance Dance Easy Learning True Writing
Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
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Appearance Beautiful Character Soul Win
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
He best can paint them who shall feel them most.
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Best Feeling Himself
An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.
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Honesty Lie Lying Motivation Protection Worst
The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man’s own eyes when they look upon his own person.
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Greatness Man Person World
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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Deserve Men Myself Oneself Safety
For what I have publish’d, I can only hope to be pardon’d; but for what I have burned, I deserve to be prais’d.
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Burn Deserve Hope Myself Poetry Praise
Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest.
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Forever Hope Men Spring
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
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Dangerous Education Knowledge Learning

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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