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Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.

Alexander Pope

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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Growth Lose Performance Reality Yourself
A patriot is a fool in ev’ry age.
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Age Fools One Liner Patriot
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
Amusement is the happiness of those who cannot think.
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Happiness Thinking
Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.
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Blessing Disappoint Expectation Men
Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe, Are lost on hearers that our merits know.
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Enemy Friendship Lost Ourselves Praise
I never knew any man in my life who could not bear another’s misfortunes perfectly like a Christian.
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God Life Man Misfortune Myself Perfection Religious
Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
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Appearance Beautiful Character Soul Win
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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Growth Inspirational Motivational Shame Wisdom Word Wrong
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
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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Character Failure Goodness Humor Power Trust
Learning is like mercury, one of the most powerful and excellent things in the world in skillful hands; in unskillful, the most mischievous.
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Excellence Learning Mischief Oneself Powerful Science
Men must be taught as if you taught them not, and things unknown proposed as things forgot.
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Forget Men Wisdom
All seems infected that th’ infected spy, As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.
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Appearance Eyes Sick
Sleep and death, two twins of winged race, Of matchless swiftness, but of silent pace.
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Death Deep Pace Philosophy Race Silence Wings
A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
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Deep Education Learning Spring Wisdom

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