Of all the causes which conspire to blind Man’s erring judgement, and misguide the mind, What the weak head with strongest bias rules, Is PRIDE, the never-failing vice of fools.
ALEXANDER POPENo 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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Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private.
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Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest.
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Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
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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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An obstinate person does not hold opinions; they hold them.
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And seem to walk on wings, and tread in air.
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Learning is like mercury, one of the most powerful and excellent things in the world in skillful hands; in unskillful, the most mischievous.
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True wit is nature to advantage dressed; What oft was thought, but ne’er so well expressed.
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Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.
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Amusement is the happiness of those who cannot think.
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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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Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
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In this commonplace world every one is said to be romantic who either admires a fine thing or does one.
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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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As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.
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