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O peace! how many wars were waged in thy name.

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
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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Growth Lose Performance Reality Yourself
The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d
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Acceptance Forget Love Mindset Remember Sunshine
Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
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Appearance Beautiful Character Soul Win
He who serves his brother best gets nearer God than all the rest.
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Best Brother God Himself Service
This long disease, my life.
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Life One Liner Perspective Science
Beauty draws us with a single hair.
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Appearance Beautiful Hairs
There is a majesty in simplicity.
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One Liner Simplicity
You purchase pain with all that joy can give and die of nothing but a rage to live.
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Death Joy Live Pain Yourself
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
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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Fingers Greatness Hands Himself Joy Wild
What is it to be wise? ‘Tis but to know how little can be known, To see all others’ faults, and feel our own.
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Feeling Mistake See Wisdom
Expression is the dress of thought.
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Expression One Liner Thinking
We may see the small value God has for riches, by the people he gives them to.
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God Himself Money People Rich Value
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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Character Failure Goodness Humor Power Trust
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

O peace! how many wars were waged in thy name.

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