Who dare to love their country, and be poor.
ALEXANDER POPETeach me to feel another’s woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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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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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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To swear is neither brave, polite, nor wise.
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An obstinate person does not hold opinions; they hold them.
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The Right Divine of Kings to govern wrong.
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Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private.
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He best can paint them who shall feel them most.
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And seem to walk on wings, and tread in air.
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You purchase pain with all that joy can give and die of nothing but a rage to live.
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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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Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.
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A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
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An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.
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Words are like Leaves; and where they most abound, Much Fruit of Sense beneath is rarely found.
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A patriot is a fool in ev’ry age.
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