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An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.

Alexander Pope

The most positive men are the most credulous.
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Attitude Man Positive Success
What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isn’t much better than tedious disease.
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Anxiety Food Health Sick
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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Comfortable Employment Growth Live Old Young
He who tells a lie is not sensible of how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one.
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Force Greatness Himself Invention Lying Oneeslf
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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Feeling Mistake See Wisdom
Sleep and death, two twins of winged race, Of matchless swiftness, but of silent pace.
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Death Deep Pace Philosophy Race Silence Wings
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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Fingers Greatness Hands Himself Joy Wild
An obstinate person does not hold opinions; they hold them.
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Hold Opinion Person
Who dare to love their country, and be poor.
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Country Daring Love Poor
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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Growth Lose Performance Reality Yourself
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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God Greatness Kind Men Study Wisdom
Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
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Deep One Liner Philosophy Wisdom
The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them.
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Chance Run Stop Talk Time Wisdom Yourself
All are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body Nature is, and God the soul.
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God Life Nature Oneself Soul
You purchase pain with all that joy can give and die of nothing but a rage to live.
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Death Joy Live Pain Yourself
Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
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Appearance Beautiful Character Soul Win

An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.

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