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Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.

Alexander Pope

There is but one way I know of conversing safely with all men; that is, not by concealing what we say or do, but by saying or doing nothing that deserves to be concealed.
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Deserve Men Myself Oneself Safety
A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
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Deep Education Learning Spring Wisdom
Act well your part, there all the honour lies.
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Act Character Honor Lying One Liner
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
Sleep and death, two twins of winged race, Of matchless swiftness, but of silent pace.
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Death Deep Pace Philosophy Race Silence Wings
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
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Character Fame Goodness Life Positive
He who tells a lie is not sensible of how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one.
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Force Greatness Himself Invention Lying Oneeslf
Truth needs not flowers of speech.
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Flower Needs One Liner Truth
No one should be ashamed to admit they are wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that they are wiser today than they were yesterday.
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Growth Inspirational Motivational Shame Wisdom Word Wrong
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
Amusement is the happiness of those who cannot think.
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Happiness Thinking
Why did I write? What sin to me unknown dipped me in ink, my parents , or my own?
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Myself Parents Poet Sin Writing
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
O peace! how many wars were waged in thy name.
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Deep Peace War
Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest.
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Forever Hope Men Spring
As with narrow-necked bottles; the less they have in them, the more noise they make in pouring out.
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Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.

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