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Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe, Are lost on hearers that our merits know.

Alexander Pope

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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Deserve Men Myself Oneself Safety
Every professional was once an amateur.
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Beginning Inspirational One Liner Professional
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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Fortune Herself Honesty Independence Lose Worst
Thou wert my guide, philosopher, and friend.
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Friendship Guide One Liner Philosophy Yourself
All seems infected that th’ infected spy, As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.
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Appearance Eyes Sick
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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Honesty Lie Lying Motivation Protection Worst
Men must be taught as if you taught them not, and things unknown proposed as things forgot.
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Forget Men Wisdom
Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private.
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Cheating Devil Men One Liner Religious
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
O peace! how many wars were waged in thy name.
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Deep Peace War
He best can paint them who shall feel them most.
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Best Feeling Himself
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
In this commonplace world every one is said to be romantic who either admires a fine thing or does one.
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Oneself Romantic World
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

Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe, Are lost on hearers that our merits know.

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