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

Alexander Pope

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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Failure Fools Judgement Men Mindset Pride Strong Vice
Never find fault with the absent.
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Absence Mistake One Liner
Men must be taught as if you taught them not, and things unknown proposed as things forgot.
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Forget Men Wisdom
He who serves his brother best gets nearer God than all the rest.
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Best Brother God Himself Service
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
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
O peace! how many wars were waged in thy name.
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Deep Peace War
A youth of frolic, an old age of cards.
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Age One Liner Youth
An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.
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Honesty Lie Lying Motivation Protection Worst
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
It often happens that those are the best people whose characters have been most injured by slanderers: as we usually find that to be the sweetest fruit which the birds have been picking at.
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Best Character Deep Injury People
Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
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Deep One Liner Philosophy Wisdom
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
Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest.
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Forever Hope Men Spring
As with narrow-necked bottles; the less they have in them, the more noise they make in pouring out.
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Advice Deep Wisdom
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

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