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O peace! how many wars were waged in thy name.

Alexander Pope

I never knew any man in my life who could not bear another’s misfortunes perfectly like a Christian.
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God Life Man Misfortune Myself Perfection Religious
All nature is but art unknown to thee.
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Art Literature Nature One Liner
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
In this commonplace world every one is said to be romantic who either admires a fine thing or does one.
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Oneself Romantic World
Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.
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Ability Generousity Man Wisdom
Who dare to love their country, and be poor.
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Country Daring Love Poor
The people’s voice is odd, It is, and it is not, the voice of God.
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God People Voice
Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon.
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Education Fools Learning People Reason Time Understand
Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.
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Blessing Disappoint Expectation Men
Women use lovers as they do cards; they play with them a while, and when they have got all they can by them, throw them away, call for new ones, and then perhaps lose by the new all they got by the old ones.
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Lose Love Play Relationship Women
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
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
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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Age Fools One Liner Patriot
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
A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink of it deeply, or taste it not, for shallow thoughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking deeply sobers us again.
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Dangerous Education Learning Money Wisdom

O peace! how many wars were waged in thy name.

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