Words are like Leaves; and where they most abound, Much Fruit of Sense beneath is rarely found.
ALEXANDER POPETo swear is neither brave, polite, nor wise.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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This long disease, my life.
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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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Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.
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I never knew any man in my life who could not bear another’s misfortunes perfectly like a Christian.
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Amusement is the happiness of those who cannot think.
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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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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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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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The Right Divine of Kings to govern wrong.
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The most positive men are the most credulous.
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Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest.
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True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance.
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Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon.
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Act well your part, there all the honour lies.
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Sleep and death, two twins of winged race, Of matchless swiftness, but of silent pace.
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