The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man’s own eyes when they look upon his own person.
ALEXANDER POPEHope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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I never knew any man in my life who could not bear another’s misfortunes perfectly like a Christian.
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Sleep and death, two twins of winged race, Of matchless swiftness, but of silent pace.
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Vices and virtues are of a strange nature, for the more we have, the fewer we think we have.
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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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Who dare to love their country, and be poor.
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There is a majesty in simplicity.
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As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.
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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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The most positive men are the most credulous.
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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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When 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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To err is human; to forgive, divine.
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Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.
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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.
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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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