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

Alexander Pope

The vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on.
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Deep Human Life River Wisdom
Never find fault with the absent.
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Absence Mistake One Liner
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
What will a child learn sooner than a song?
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Children Education Learning One Liner Song
Love the offender, yet detest the offense.
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Justice Law Love One Liner Right
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
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
Vice is a monster of so frightful mien As to be hated needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
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Endurance Face Hate Need See Vice
Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest.
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Forever Hope Men Spring
Amusement is the happiness of those who cannot think.
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Happiness Thinking
We may see the small value God has for riches, by the people he gives them to.
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God Himself Money People Rich Value
And seem to walk on wings, and tread in air.
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Air Walk Wings
Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private.
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Cheating Devil Men One Liner Religious
Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.
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Blessing Disappoint Expectation Men
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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Hide Inspirational Oneself Ourselves Rise Thinking
True wit is nature to advantage dressed; What oft was thought, but ne’er so well expressed.
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Expression Nature True

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

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