Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.
ALEXANDER POPEThere is a majesty in simplicity.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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Sleep and death, two twins of winged race, Of matchless swiftness, but of silent pace.
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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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Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
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Of all the causes which conspire to blind Man’s erring judgement, and misguide the mind, What the weak head with strongest bias rules, Is PRIDE, the never-failing vice of fools.
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O peace! how many wars were waged in thy name.
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Every professional was once an amateur.
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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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On life’s vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale.
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A patriot is a fool in ev’ry age.
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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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Men must be taught as if you taught them not, and things unknown proposed as things forgot.
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Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.
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A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
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All nature is but art unknown to thee.
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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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