The Right Divine of Kings to govern wrong.
ALEXANDER POPEWhen we are young, we are slavishly employed in procuring something whereby we may live comfortably when we grow old; and when we are old, we perceive it is too late to live as we proposed.
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Women use lovers as they do cards; they play with them a while, and when they have got all they can by them, throw them away, call for new ones, and then perhaps lose by the new all they got by the old ones.
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True wit is nature to advantage dressed; What oft was thought, but ne’er so well expressed.
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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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We may see the small value God has for riches, by the people he gives them to.
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And seem to walk on wings, and tread in air.
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Thou wert my guide, philosopher, and friend.
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There is a majesty in simplicity.
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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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Amusement is the happiness of those who cannot think.
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Let fortune do her worst, whatever she makes us lose, so long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence.
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Act well your part, there all the honour lies.
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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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An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.
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Every professional was once an amateur.
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True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance.
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