Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
ALEXANDER POPEThe people’s voice is odd, It is, and it is not, the voice of God.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.
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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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An obstinate person does not hold opinions; they hold them.
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Thou wert my guide, philosopher, and friend.
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Expression is the dress of thought.
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A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
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Physicians are in general the most amiable companions and the best friends, as well as the most learned men I know.
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There is a majesty in simplicity.
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Every professional was once an amateur.
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Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon.
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Passions are the gales of life.
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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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A little learning is a dangerous thing.
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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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As with narrow-necked bottles; the less they have in them, the more noise they make in pouring out.
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