The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man’s own eyes when they look upon his own person.
ALEXANDER POPETo err is human; to forgive, divine.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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There is a majesty in simplicity.
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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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True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance.
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Every professional was once an amateur.
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What will a child learn sooner than a song?
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All nature is but art unknown to thee.
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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
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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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The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them.
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An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.
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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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The laughers are a majority.
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All seems infected that th’ infected spy, As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.
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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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The vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on.
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