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In this commonplace world every one is said to be romantic who either admires a fine thing or does one.

Alexander Pope

The most positive men are the most credulous.
ALEXANDER POPE

Attitude Man Positive Success
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
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
All nature is but art unknown to thee.
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Art Literature Nature One Liner
If, presume not to God to scan; The proper study of Mankind is Man. Plac’d on this isthmus of a middle state, a being darkly wise, and rudely great.
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God Greatness Kind Men Study Wisdom
An obstinate person does not hold opinions; they hold them.
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Hold Opinion Person
Men must be taught as if you taught them not, and things unknown proposed as things forgot.
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Forget Men Wisdom
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
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
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
The Right Divine of Kings to govern wrong.
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Divine Government Right Wrong
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
The people’s voice is odd, It is, and it is not, the voice of God.
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God People Voice
Teach me to feel another’s woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.
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Feeling Hide Mistake Myself Teaching
Truth needs not flowers of speech.
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Flower Needs One Liner Truth
The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man’s own eyes when they look upon his own person.
ALEXANDER POPE

Greatness Man Person World

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