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Alexander Pope Quote - If, presume not to God to scan; The proper study of Mankind is Man. Plac’d on this isthmus of a middle state, a being darkly wise, and rudely great.

If, presume not to God to scan; The proper study of Mankind is Man. Plac’d on this isthmus of a middle state, a being darkly wise, and rudely great.

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No one should be ashamed to admit they are wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that they are wiser today than they were yesterday.
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Physicians are in general the most amiable companions and the best friends, as well as the most learned men I know.
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Company Friendship Learning Men Myself
Get your enemy to read your works in order to mend them, for your friend is so much your second self that he will judge too like you.
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Enemy Friendship Judgement Work Yourself
On life’s vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale.
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Funny Life Ocean Passion Reason
O peace! how many wars were waged in thy name.
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Deep Peace War
Teach me to feel another’s woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.
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Feeling Hide Mistake Myself Teaching
Amusement is the happiness of those who cannot think.
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Happiness Thinking
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
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
He who tells a lie is not sensible of how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one.
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Force Greatness Himself Invention Lying Oneeslf
This long disease, my life.
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Life One Liner Perspective Science
Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
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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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Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty; it is not only needless, but it impairs what it would improve.
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If, presume not to God to scan; The proper study of Mankind is Man. Plac’d on this isthmus of a middle state, a being darkly wise, and rudely great.
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God Greatness Kind Men Study Wisdom
Passions are the gales of life.
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Life One Liner Passion
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
For what I have publish’d, I can only hope to be pardon’d; but for what I have burned, I deserve to be prais’d.
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An obstinate person does not hold opinions; they hold them.
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Hold Opinion Person
Thou wert my guide, philosopher, and friend.
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Expression is the dress of thought.
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A patriot is a fool in ev’ry age.
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Never find fault with the absent.
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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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I never knew any man in my life who could not bear another’s misfortunes perfectly like a Christian.
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Every professional was once an amateur.
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And seem to walk on wings, and tread in air.
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