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

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

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An obstinate person does not hold opinions; they hold them.
ALEXANDER POPE

Hold Opinion Person
If, presume not to God to scan; The proper study of Mankind is Man. Plac’d on this isthmus of a middle state, a being darkly wise, and rudely great.
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God Greatness Kind Men Study Wisdom
Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.
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Blessing Disappoint Expectation Men
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
Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private.
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Cheating Devil Men One Liner Religious
The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them.
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Chance Run Stop Talk Time Wisdom Yourself
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.
ALEXANDER POPE

Burn Deserve Hope Myself Poetry Praise
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
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Character Fame Goodness Life Positive
He best can paint them who shall feel them most.
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Best Feeling Himself
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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Beautiful Improvement Nature
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.
ALEXANDER POPE

Dangerous Education Learning Money Wisdom
This long disease, my life.
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Life One Liner Perspective Science
To swear is neither brave, polite, nor wise.
ALEXANDER POPE

Attitude Brave Character Deep One Liner Polite Wisdom
Act well your part, there all the honour lies.
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Act Character Honor Lying One Liner
The Right Divine of Kings to govern wrong.
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Divine Government Right Wrong
A patriot is a fool in ev’ry age.
ALEXANDER POPE

Age Fools One Liner Patriot
The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man’s own eyes when they look upon his own person.
ALEXANDER POPE

Greatness Man Person World
Expression is the dress of thought.
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Expression One Liner Thinking
Passions are the gales of life.
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Life One Liner Passion
What is it to be wise? ‘Tis but to know how little can be known, To see all others’ faults, and feel our own.
ALEXANDER POPE

Feeling Mistake See 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.
ALEXANDER POPE

Growth Inspirational Motivational Shame Wisdom Word Wrong
Teach me to feel another’s woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.
ALEXANDER POPE

Feeling Hide Mistake Myself Teaching
Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest.
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Forever Hope Men Spring
To err is human; to forgive, divine.
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Divine Forgiveness Human Let Go One Liner
Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.
ALEXANDER POPE

Ability Generousity Man Wisdom
A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
ALEXANDER POPE

Deep Education Learning Spring Wisdom
The vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on.
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Deep Human Life River Wisdom

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