To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves.
ALEXANDER POPEWomen use lovers as they do cards; they play with them a while, and when they have got all they can by them, throw them away, call for new ones, and then perhaps lose by the new all they got by the old ones.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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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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Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
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Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.
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Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
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The Right Divine of Kings to govern wrong.
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And seem to walk on wings, and tread in air.
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To swear is neither brave, polite, nor wise.
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In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind’s concern is charity.
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A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
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It often happens that those are the best people whose characters have been most injured by slanderers: as we usually find that to be the sweetest fruit which the birds have been picking at.
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Act well your part, there all the honour lies.
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Love the offender, yet detest the offense.
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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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Teach me to feel another’s woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.
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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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