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.
ALEXANDER POPEAll are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body Nature is, and God the soul.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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An obstinate person does not hold opinions; they hold them.
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Teach me to feel another’s woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.
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Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
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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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Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty; it is not only needless, but it impairs what it would improve.
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A little learning is a dangerous thing.
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Vices and virtues are of a strange nature, for the more we have, the fewer we think we have.
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Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private.
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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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A patriot is a fool in ev’ry age.
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Women use lovers as they do cards; they play with them a while, and when they have got all they can by them, throw them away, call for new ones, and then perhaps lose by the new all they got by the old ones.
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On life’s vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale.
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Act well your part, there all the honour lies.
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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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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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