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Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be.

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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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At ev'ry word a reputation dies.
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No creature smarts so little as a fool.
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Therefore they who say our thoughts are not our own because they resemble the Ancients, may as well say our faces are not our own, because they are like our Fathers: And indeed it is very unreasonable, that people should expect us to be Scholars, and yet be angry to find us so.
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Thus God and nature linked the gen'ral frame, And bade self-love and social be the same.
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Man never thinks himself happy, but when he enjoys those things which others want or desire.
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Devotion's self shall steal a thought from heaven.
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Unthought-of Frailties cheat us in the Wise.
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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.
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The doubtful beam long nods from side to side.
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Vices and virtues are of a strange nature, for the more we have, the fewer we think we have.
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A little learning is a dangerous thing Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
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The good must merit God's peculiar care But who but God can tell us who they are?
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