Amusement is the happiness of those who cannot think.
ALEXANDER POPETo be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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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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All are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body Nature is, and God the soul.
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Passions are the gales of life.
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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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The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d
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Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
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In this commonplace world every one is said to be romantic who either admires a fine thing or does one.
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For what I have publish’d, I can only hope to be pardon’d; but for what I have burned, I deserve to be prais’d.
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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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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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Never find fault with the absent.
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Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
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Love the offender, yet detest the offense.
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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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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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