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.
ALEXANDER POPEMany men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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All nature is but art unknown to thee.
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The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them.
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A youth of frolic, an old age of cards.
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Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
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Of all the causes which conspire to blind Man’s erring judgement, and misguide the mind, What the weak head with strongest bias rules, Is PRIDE, the never-failing vice of fools.
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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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Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe, Are lost on hearers that our merits know.
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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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A little learning is a dangerous thing.
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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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To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart.
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On life’s vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale.
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He who serves his brother best gets nearer God than all the rest.
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There is a majesty in simplicity.
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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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