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Some old men, continually praise the time of their youth. In fact, you would almost think that there were no fools in their days, but unluckily they themselves are left as an example.
Alexander Pope
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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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To happy convents, bosomed deep in vines, Where slumber abbots, purple as their wines.
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But blind to former as to future fate, what mortal knows his pre-existent state?
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Fickle Fortune reigns, and, undiscerning, scatters crowns and chains.
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Virtue may choose the high or low degree, 'Tis just alike to virtue, and to me Dwell in a monk, or light upon a king, She's still the same belov'd, contented thing.
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What Tully said of war may be applied to disputing: It should be always so managed as to remember that the only true end of it is peace. But generally true disputants are like true sportsmen,--their whole delight is in the pursuit and the disputant no more cares for the truth than the sportsman for the hare.
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Pleasure, or wrong or rightly understood, Our greatest evil, or our greatest good.
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Know, Nature's children all divide her care, The fur that warms a monarch warmed a bear.
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Love the offender, yet detest the offense.
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Though triumphs were to generals only due, crowns were reserved to grace the soldiers too.
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No, make me mistress to the man I love If there be yet another name more free More fond than mistress, make me that to thee!
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Give me again my hollow tree A crust of bread, and liberty!
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But would you sing, and rival Orpheus' strain. The wond'ring forests soon should dance again The moving mountains hear the powerful call. And headlong streams hand listening in their fall!
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Thou wert my guide, philosopher, and friend.
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I believe no one qualification is so likely to make a good writer, as the power of rejecting his own thoughts.
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For lo! the board with cups and spoons is crowned.The berries crackle, and the mill turns round ... At once they gratify their scent and taste.And frequent cups prolong the rich repast... Coffee (which makes the politician wise And see through all things with his half-shut eyes).
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'Tis not enough your counsel still be true Blunt truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do.
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Rogues in rags are kept in countenance by rogues in ruffles.
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True wit is nature to advantage dressed What oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed.
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