All nature is but art unknown to thee.
ALEXANDER POPEWhat 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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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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The laughers are a majority.
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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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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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As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.
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As with narrow-necked bottles; the less they have in them, the more noise they make in pouring out.
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Thou wert my guide, philosopher, and friend.
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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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He best can paint them who shall feel them most.
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The vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on.
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A patriot is a fool in ev’ry age.
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Words are like Leaves; and where they most abound, Much Fruit of Sense beneath is rarely found.
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And seem to walk on wings, and tread in air.
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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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A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
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