An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.
ALEXANDER POPELove the offender, yet detest the offense.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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A little learning is a dangerous thing.
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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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Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
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The most positive men are the most credulous.
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Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
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Never find fault with the absent.
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In this commonplace world every one is said to be romantic who either admires a fine thing or does one.
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Love the offender, yet detest the offense.
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Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private.
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Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
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Truth needs not flowers of speech.
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To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart.
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What will a child learn sooner than a song?
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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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The people’s voice is odd, It is, and it is not, the voice of God.
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