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On life’s vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale.

Alexander Pope

Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest.
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Forever Hope Men Spring
Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
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Appearance Beautiful Character Soul Win
Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
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Deep One Liner Philosophy Wisdom
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
Expression is the dress of thought.
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Expression One Liner Thinking
What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isn’t much better than tedious disease.
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Anxiety Food Health Sick
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
What will a child learn sooner than a song?
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Children Education Learning One Liner Song
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
Never find fault with the absent.
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Absence Mistake One Liner
And seem to walk on wings, and tread in air.
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Air Walk Wings
O peace! how many wars were waged in thy name.
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Deep Peace War
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
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
The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them.
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Chance Run Stop Talk Time Wisdom Yourself
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

On life’s vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale.

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