Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.
ALEXANDER POPEA youth of frolic, an old age of cards.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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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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He best can paint them who shall feel them most.
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To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart.
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Never find fault with the absent.
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Thou wert my guide, philosopher, and friend.
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And seem to walk on wings, and tread in air.
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Words are like Leaves; and where they most abound, Much Fruit of Sense beneath is rarely found.
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Passions are the gales of life.
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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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Truth needs not flowers of speech.
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Sleep and death, two twins of winged race, Of matchless swiftness, but of silent pace.
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I never knew any man in my life who could not bear another’s misfortunes perfectly like a Christian.
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Love the offender, yet detest the offense.
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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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Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
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