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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.

Alexander Pope

True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance.
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Art Chance Dance Easy Learning True Writing
A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
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Deep Education Learning Spring Wisdom
Men must be taught as if you taught them not, and things unknown proposed as things forgot.
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Forget Men Wisdom
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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Fingers Greatness Hands Himself Joy Wild
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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Excellence Learning Mischief Oneself Powerful Science
In this commonplace world every one is said to be romantic who either admires a fine thing or does one.
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Oneself Romantic World
Lulled in the countless chambers of the brain, our thoughts are linked by many a hidden chain; awake but one, and in, what myriads rise!
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Hide Inspirational Oneself Ourselves Rise Thinking
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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Dangerous Education Learning Money Wisdom
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
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Dangerous Education Knowledge Learning
The vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on.
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Deep Human Life River Wisdom
Words are like Leaves; and where they most abound, Much Fruit of Sense beneath is rarely found.
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Knowledge Leaving Word Writing
To err is human; to forgive, divine.
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Divine Forgiveness Human Let Go One Liner
The Right Divine of Kings to govern wrong.
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Divine Government Right Wrong
The people’s voice is odd, It is, and it is not, the voice of God.
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God People Voice
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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Character Failure Goodness Humor Power Trust
You purchase pain with all that joy can give and die of nothing but a rage to live.
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Death Joy Live Pain Yourself

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