True wit is nature to advantage dressed; What oft was thought, but ne’er so well expressed.
ALEXANDER POPEThou wert my guide, philosopher, and friend.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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Thou wert my guide, philosopher, and friend.
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Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.
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O peace! how many wars were waged in thy name.
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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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To swear is neither brave, polite, nor wise.
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A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
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A little learning is a dangerous thing.
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Never find fault with the absent.
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In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind’s concern is charity.
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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 greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man’s own eyes when they look upon his own person.
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The people’s voice is odd, It is, and it is not, the voice of God.
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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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What is it to be wise? ‘Tis but to know how little can be known, To see all others’ faults, and feel our own.
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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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