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A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.

Alexander Pope

Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest.
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Forever Hope Men Spring
And seem to walk on wings, and tread in air.
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Air Walk Wings
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
It often happens that those are the best people whose characters have been most injured by slanderers: as we usually find that to be the sweetest fruit which the birds have been picking at.
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Best Character Deep Injury People
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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Growth Lose Performance Reality Yourself
This long disease, my life.
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Life One Liner Perspective Science
As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.
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Advice Deep Growth One Liner Tree 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
An obstinate person does not hold opinions; they hold them.
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Hold Opinion Person
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
No one should be ashamed to admit they are wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that they are wiser today than they were yesterday.
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Growth Inspirational Motivational Shame Wisdom Word Wrong
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
What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isn’t much better than tedious disease.
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Anxiety Food Health Sick
O peace! how many wars were waged in thy name.
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Deep Peace War
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
In this commonplace world every one is said to be romantic who either admires a fine thing or does one.
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Oneself Romantic World

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