Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe, Are lost on hearers that our merits know.
ALEXANDER POPEGreat 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.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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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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The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them.
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Expression is the dress of thought.
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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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Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon.
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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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We may see the small value God has for riches, by the people he gives them to.
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A patriot is a fool in ev’ry age.
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Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
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As with narrow-necked bottles; the less they have in them, the more noise they make in pouring out.
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Passions are the gales of life.
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Physicians are in general the most amiable companions and the best friends, as well as the most learned men I know.
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Never find fault with the absent.
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He who serves his brother best gets nearer God than all the rest.
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A little learning is a dangerous thing.
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