Sleep and death, two twins of winged race, Of matchless swiftness, but of silent pace.
ALEXANDER POPELet fortune do her worst, whatever she makes us lose, so long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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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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True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance.
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To swear is neither brave, polite, nor wise.
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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.
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To err is human; to forgive, divine.
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An obstinate person does not hold opinions; they hold them.
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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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What will a child learn sooner than a song?
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Love the offender, yet detest the offense.
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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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There is a majesty in simplicity.
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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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The vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on.
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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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Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private.
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