Why did I write? What sin to me unknown dipped me in ink, my parents , or my own?
ALEXANDER POPEBlessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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Truth needs not flowers of speech.
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Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.
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In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind’s concern is charity.
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And seem to walk on wings, and tread in air.
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As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.
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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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Vices and virtues are of a strange nature, for the more we have, the fewer we think we have.
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Beauty draws us with a single hair.
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The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man’s own eyes when they look upon his own person.
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Amusement is the happiness of those who cannot think.
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There is a majesty in simplicity.
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A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
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Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
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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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All seems infected that th’ infected spy, As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.
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