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Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty; it is not only needless, but it impairs what it would improve.

Alexander Pope

He who serves his brother best gets nearer God than all the rest.
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Best Brother God Himself Service
I never knew any man in my life who could not bear another’s misfortunes perfectly like a Christian.
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God Life Man Misfortune Myself Perfection Religious
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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Lose Love Play Relationship Women
Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.
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Ability Generousity Man Wisdom
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
Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private.
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Cheating Devil Men One Liner Religious
A patriot is a fool in ev’ry age.
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Age Fools One Liner Patriot
The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man’s own eyes when they look upon his own person.
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Greatness Man Person World
As with narrow-necked bottles; the less they have in them, the more noise they make in pouring out.
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Advice Deep Wisdom
Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty; it is not only needless, but it impairs what it would improve.
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Beautiful Improvement Nature
Thou wert my guide, philosopher, and friend.
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Friendship Guide One Liner Philosophy Yourself
Never find fault with the absent.
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Absence Mistake One Liner
What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isn’t much better than tedious disease.
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Anxiety Food Health Sick
Vice is a monster of so frightful mien As to be hated needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
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Endurance Face Hate Need See Vice
For what I have publish’d, I can only hope to be pardon’d; but for what I have burned, I deserve to be prais’d.
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Burn Deserve Hope Myself Poetry Praise
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

Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty; it is not only needless, but it impairs what it would improve.

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