True wit is nature to advantage dressed; What oft was thought, but ne’er so well expressed.
ALEXANDER POPEI never knew any man in my life who could not bear another’s misfortunes perfectly like a Christian.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind’s concern is charity.
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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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Every professional was once an amateur.
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All are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body Nature is, and God the soul.
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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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To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves.
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As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.
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The Right Divine of Kings to govern wrong.
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Do you find yourself making excuses when you do not perform? Shed the excuses and face reality. Excuses are the loser’s way out. They will mar your credibility and stunt your personal growth.
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The most positive men are the most credulous.
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Truth needs not flowers of speech.
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Learning is like mercury, one of the most powerful and excellent things in the world in skillful hands; in unskillful, the most mischievous.
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O peace! how many wars were waged in thy name.
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A youth of frolic, an old age of cards.
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What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isn’t much better than tedious disease.
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