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A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.

Alexander Pope

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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Deserve Men Myself Oneself Safety
In this commonplace world every one is said to be romantic who either admires a fine thing or does one.
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Oneself Romantic World
True wit is nature to advantage dressed; What oft was thought, but ne’er so well expressed.
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Expression Nature True
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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Burn Deserve Hope Myself Poetry Praise
This long disease, my life.
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Life One Liner Perspective Science
Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest.
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Forever Hope Men Spring
A 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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Dangerous Education Learning Money Wisdom
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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Growth Inspirational Motivational Shame Wisdom Word Wrong
In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind’s concern is charity.
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Charity Faith Generosity Hope Kindness Man World
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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Comfortable Employment Growth Live Old Young
On life’s vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale.
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Funny Life Ocean Passion Reason
Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe, Are lost on hearers that our merits know.
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Enemy Friendship Lost Ourselves Praise
A youth of frolic, an old age of cards.
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Age One Liner Youth
Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
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Appearance Beautiful Character Soul Win
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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Enemy Friendship Judgement Work Yourself
What will a child learn sooner than a song?
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Children Education Learning One Liner Song

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