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A patriot is a fool in ev’ry age.

Alexander Pope

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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Best Character Deep Injury People
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
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
Truth needs not flowers of speech.
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Flower Needs One Liner Truth
Who dare to love their country, and be poor.
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Country Daring Love Poor
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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Growth Lose Performance Reality Yourself
The most positive men are the most credulous.
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Attitude Man Positive Success
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
True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance.
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Art Chance Dance Easy Learning True Writing
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
He best can paint them who shall feel them most.
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Best Feeling Himself
The people’s voice is odd, It is, and it is not, the voice of God.
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God People Voice
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
Never find fault with the absent.
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Absence Mistake One Liner
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
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Character Fame Goodness Life Positive
Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
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Deep One Liner Philosophy Wisdom

A patriot is a fool in ev’ry age.

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