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He who serves his brother best gets nearer God than all the rest.

Alexander Pope

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
There is a majesty in simplicity.
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One Liner Simplicity
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 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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Acceptance Forget Love Mindset Remember Sunshine
Vices and virtues are of a strange nature, for the more we have, the fewer we think we have.
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Nature Strange Thinking Vice
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
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
If, presume not to God to scan; The proper study of Mankind is Man. Plac’d on this isthmus of a middle state, a being darkly wise, and rudely great.
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God Greatness Kind Men Study 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
Men must be taught as if you taught them not, and things unknown proposed as things forgot.
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Forget Men Wisdom
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
For what I have publish’d, I can only hope to be pardon’d; but for what I have burned, I deserve to be prais’d.
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Burn Deserve Hope Myself Poetry Praise
We may see the small value God has for riches, by the people he gives them to.
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God Himself Money People Rich Value
The vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on.
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Deep Human Life River Wisdom
The most positive men are the most credulous.
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Attitude Man Positive Success
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

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