Men must be taught as if you taught them not, and things unknown proposed as things forgot.
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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On life’s vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale.
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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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The most positive men are the most credulous.
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Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
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Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon.
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Who dare to love their country, and be poor.
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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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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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True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance.
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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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Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest.
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The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them.
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Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
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As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.
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A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
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