Passions are the gales of life.
ALEXANDER POPETrue ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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He who serves his brother best gets nearer God than all the rest.
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Who dare to love their country, and be poor.
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What then remains, but well our power to use, And keep good-humor still whate’er we lose? And trust me, dear, good-humor can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams, and scolding fail.
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We may see the small value God has for riches, by the people he gives them to.
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Vices and virtues are of a strange nature, for the more we have, the fewer we think we have.
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Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
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Expression is the dress of thought.
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The vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on.
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Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest.
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O peace! how many wars were waged in thy name.
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A youth of frolic, an old age of cards.
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What will a child learn sooner than a song?
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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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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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Every professional was once an amateur.
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