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

Alexander Pope

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
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
Vice is a monster of so frightful mien As to be hated needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
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Endurance Face Hate Need See Vice
The people’s voice is odd, It is, and it is not, the voice of God.
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God People Voice
The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man’s own eyes when they look upon his own person.
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Greatness Man Person World
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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Deserve Men Myself Oneself Safety
An obstinate person does not hold opinions; they hold them.
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Hold Opinion Person
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
The laughers are a majority.
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Laughter One Liner
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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Dangerous Education Learning Money Wisdom
To err is human; to forgive, divine.
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Divine Forgiveness Human Let Go One Liner
True wit is nature to advantage dressed; What oft was thought, but ne’er so well expressed.
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Expression Nature True
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
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
Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
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Appearance Beautiful Character Soul Win
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
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Angel Fear Fools One Liner Rush Wisdom

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