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A youth of frolic, an old age of cards.

Alexander Pope

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
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
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
All seems infected that th’ infected spy, As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.
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Appearance Eyes Sick
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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Excellence Learning Mischief Oneself Powerful Science
Who dare to love their country, and be poor.
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Country Daring Love Poor
A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink of it deeply, or taste it not, for shallow thoughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking deeply sobers us again.
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Dangerous Education Learning Money Wisdom
A patriot is a fool in ev’ry age.
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Age Fools One Liner Patriot
In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind’s concern is charity.
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Charity Faith Generosity Hope Kindness Man World
Men must be taught as if you taught them not, and things unknown proposed as things forgot.
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Forget Men Wisdom
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
Get your enemy to read your works in order to mend them, for your friend is so much your second self that he will judge too like you.
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Enemy Friendship Judgement Work Yourself
Truth needs not flowers of speech.
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Flower Needs One Liner Truth
Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
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Education Learning Mindset Motivational Strength
On life’s vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale.
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Funny Life Ocean Passion Reason
To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves.
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Angry Hate Ourselves Revenge Spiritual

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