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Like bubbles on the sea of matter borne, They rise, they break, and to that sea return.

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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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Who sees pale Mammom pine amidst his store, Sees but a backward steward for the poor.
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The laughers are a majority.
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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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Heaven forming each on other to depend, A master, or a servant, or a friend, Bids each on other for assistance call, Till one man's weakness grows the strength of all.
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Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.
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Homer excels all the inventors of other arts in this: that he has swallowed up the honor of those who succeeded him.
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Find, if you can, in what you cannot change. Manners with fortunes, humours turn with climes, Tenets with books, and principles with times.
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She went from opera, park, assembly, play, To morning walks, and prayers three hours a day. To part her time 'twixt reading and bohea, To muse, and spill her solitary tea, Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the spoon, Count the slow clock, and dine exact at noon.
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For he lives twice who can at once employ, The present well, and e'en the past enjoy.
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Die of a rose in aromatic pain.
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Whate'er the talents, or howe'er designed, We hang one jingling padlock on the mind.
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How glowing guilt exalts the keen delight!
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For wit and judgment often are at strife, Though meant each other's aid, like man and wife.
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In this commonplace world every one is said to be romantic who either admires a fine thing or does one.
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Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call it pleasure, and contentment these.
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Lo! The poor Indian, whose untutored mind sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind.
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Man never thinks himself happy, but when he enjoys those things which others want or desire.
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True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance.
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Religion blushing, veils her sacred fires, And unawares Morality expires.
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