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Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.

Alexander Pope

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
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
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Character Fame Goodness Life Positive
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
You purchase pain with all that joy can give and die of nothing but a rage to live.
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Death Joy Live Pain Yourself
In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind’s concern is charity.
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Charity Faith Generosity Hope Kindness Man World
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
Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private.
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Cheating Devil Men One Liner Religious
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 wit is nature to advantage dressed; What oft was thought, but ne’er so well expressed.
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Expression Nature True
The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them.
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Chance Run Stop Talk Time Wisdom Yourself
Why did I write? What sin to me unknown dipped me in ink, my parents , or my own?
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Myself Parents Poet Sin Writing
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
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
Truth needs not flowers of speech.
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Flower Needs One Liner Truth
Passions are the gales of life.
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Life One Liner Passion
Beauty draws us with a single hair.
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Appearance Beautiful Hairs

Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.

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