The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man’s own eyes when they look upon his own person.
ALEXANDER POPEA youth of frolic, an old age of cards.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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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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True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance.
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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 world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d
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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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To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves.
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Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
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A youth of frolic, an old age of cards.
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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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A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink of it deeply, or taste it not, for shallow thoughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking deeply sobers us again.
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All seems infected that th’ infected spy, As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.
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Why did I write? What sin to me unknown dipped me in ink, my parents , or my own?
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The most positive men are the most credulous.
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As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.
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This long disease, my life.
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