On life’s vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale.
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More Alexander Pope Quotes
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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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This long disease, my life.
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He best can paint them who shall feel them most.
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Every professional was once an amateur.
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All nature is but art unknown to thee.
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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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In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind’s concern is charity.
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Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
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What will a child learn sooner than a song?
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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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Love the offender, yet detest the offense.
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Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
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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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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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All are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body Nature is, and God the soul.
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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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The Right Divine of Kings to govern wrong.
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Lulled in the countless chambers of the brain, our thoughts are linked by many a hidden chain; awake but one, and in, what myriads rise!
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Who dare to love their country, and be poor.
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O peace! how many wars were waged in thy name.
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A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
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Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.
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Sleep and death, two twins of winged race, Of matchless swiftness, but of silent pace.
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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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A youth of frolic, an old age of cards.
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What is it to be wise? ‘Tis but to know how little can be known, To see all others’ faults, and feel our own.
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