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This long disease, my life.

Alexander Pope

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
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
Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest.
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Forever Hope Men Spring
True wit is nature to advantage dressed; What oft was thought, but ne’er so well expressed.
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Expression Nature True
Lulled in the countless chambers of the brain, our thoughts are linked by many a hidden chain; awake but one, and in, what myriads rise!
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Hide Inspirational Oneself Ourselves Rise Thinking
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
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
And seem to walk on wings, and tread in air.
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Air Walk Wings
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
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
Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private.
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Cheating Devil Men One Liner Religious
A patriot is a fool in ev’ry age.
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Age Fools One Liner Patriot
Vices and virtues are of a strange nature, for the more we have, the fewer we think we have.
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Nature Strange Thinking Vice
The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d
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Acceptance Forget Love Mindset Remember Sunshine
A youth of frolic, an old age of cards.
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Age One Liner Youth
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
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Character Fame Goodness Life Positive

This long disease, my life.

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