To err is human; to forgive, divine.
ALEXANDER POPESleep and death, two twins of winged race, Of matchless swiftness, but of silent pace.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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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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Why did I write? What sin to me unknown dipped me in ink, my parents , or my own?
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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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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
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To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart.
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In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind’s concern is charity.
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I never knew any man in my life who could not bear another’s misfortunes perfectly like a Christian.
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Expression is the dress of thought.
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Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private.
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Words are like Leaves; and where they most abound, Much Fruit of Sense beneath is rarely found.
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A little learning is a dangerous thing.
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Truth needs not flowers of speech.
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Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
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When we are young, we are slavishly employed in procuring something whereby we may live comfortably when we grow old; and when we are old, we perceive it is too late to live as we proposed.
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Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
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