To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart.
ALEXANDER POPEWe may see the small value God has for riches, by the people he gives them to.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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The Right Divine of Kings to govern wrong.
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As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.
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There is a majesty in simplicity.
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Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
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An obstinate person does not hold opinions; they hold them.
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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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Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.
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Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
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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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Let fortune do her worst, whatever she makes us lose, so long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence.
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What then remains, but well our power to use, And keep good-humor still whate’er we lose? And trust me, dear, good-humor can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams, and scolding fail.
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A youth of frolic, an old age of cards.
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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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Learning is like mercury, one of the most powerful and excellent things in the world in skillful hands; in unskillful, the most mischievous.
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He who serves his brother best gets nearer God than all the rest.
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