Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
ALEXANDER POPEPraise from a friend, or censure from a foe, Are lost on hearers that our merits know.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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The people’s voice is odd, It is, and it is not, the voice of God.
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Truth needs not flowers of speech.
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Passions are the gales of life.
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All nature is but art unknown to thee.
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The Right Divine of Kings to govern wrong.
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Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
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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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Love the offender, yet detest the offense.
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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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The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them.
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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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Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private.
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Expression is the dress of thought.
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True wit is nature to advantage dressed; What oft was thought, but ne’er so well expressed.
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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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