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.
ALEXANDER POPELove the offender, yet detest the offense.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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The most positive men are the most credulous.
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And seem to walk on wings, and tread in air.
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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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Learning is like mercury, one of the most powerful and excellent things in the world in skillful hands; in unskillful, the most mischievous.
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An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.
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The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them.
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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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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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Vices and virtues are of a strange nature, for the more we have, the fewer we think we have.
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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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A youth of frolic, an old age of cards.
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Thou wert my guide, philosopher, and friend.
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Why did I write? What sin to me unknown dipped me in ink, my parents , or my own?
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Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.
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In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind’s concern is charity.
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