Words are like Leaves; and where they most abound, Much Fruit of Sense beneath is rarely found.
ALEXANDER POPEWords are like Leaves; and where they most abound, Much Fruit of Sense beneath is rarely found.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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A little learning is a dangerous thing.
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Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
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Truth needs not flowers of speech.
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To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves.
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As with narrow-necked bottles; the less they have in them, the more noise they make in pouring out.
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Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
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The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them.
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The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man’s own eyes when they look upon his own person.
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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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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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An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.
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Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe, Are lost on hearers that our merits know.
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Why did I write? What sin to me unknown dipped me in ink, my parents , or my own?
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Great oaks grow from little acorns. He has a green thumb. He has green fingers. He’s sowing his wild oats. Here Ceres’ gifts in waving prospect stand, And nodding tempt the joyful reaper’s hand.
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The most positive men are the most credulous.
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