Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private.
ALEXANDER POPEA 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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True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance.
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The vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on.
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Love the offender, yet detest the offense.
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Get your enemy to read your works in order to mend them, for your friend is so much your second self that he will judge too like you.
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He best can paint them who shall feel them most.
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A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
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Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
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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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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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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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Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.
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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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Thou wert my guide, philosopher, and friend.
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The Right Divine of Kings to govern wrong.
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We may see the small value God has for riches, by the people he gives them to.
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