Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
ALEXANDER POPETo wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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All nature is but art unknown to thee.
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The laughers are a majority.
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Sleep and death, two twins of winged race, Of matchless swiftness, but of silent pace.
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On life’s vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale.
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To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves.
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The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man’s own eyes when they look upon his own person.
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The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them.
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As with narrow-necked bottles; the less they have in them, the more noise they make in pouring out.
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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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Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe, Are lost on hearers that our merits know.
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Expression is the dress of thought.
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A little learning is a dangerous thing.
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All seems infected that th’ infected spy, As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.
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Great oaks grow from little acorns. He has a green thumb. He has green fingers. He’s sowing his wild oats. Here Ceres’ gifts in waving prospect stand, And nodding tempt the joyful reaper’s hand.
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Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
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