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

Alexander Pope

Great oaks grow from little acorns. He has a green thumb. He has green fingers. He’s sowing his wild oats. Here Ceres’ gifts in waving prospect stand, And nodding tempt the joyful reaper’s hand.
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Fingers Greatness Hands Himself Joy Wild
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
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Dangerous Education Knowledge Learning
Who dare to love their country, and be poor.
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Country Daring Love Poor
To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves.
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Angry Hate Ourselves Revenge Spiritual
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 only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them.
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Chance Run Stop Talk Time Wisdom Yourself
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
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
Never find fault with the absent.
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Absence Mistake One Liner
The Right Divine of Kings to govern wrong.
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Divine Government Right Wrong
Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty; it is not only needless, but it impairs what it would improve.
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Beautiful Improvement Nature
Love the offender, yet detest the offense.
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Justice Law Love One Liner Right
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
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
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

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