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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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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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Lo! The poor Indian, whose untutored mind sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind.
Alexander Pope
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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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Woman's at best a contradiction still.
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There goes a saying, and 'twas shrewdly said, ''Old fish at table, but young flesh in bed.
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Fly, dotard, fly! With thy wise dreams and fables of the sky.
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Go, wiser thou! and in thy scale of sense weigh thy opinion against Providence.
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Placed on this isthmus of a middle state.
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Man never thinks himself happy, but when he enjoys those things which others want or desire.
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Our grandsire, Adam, ere of Eve possesst, Alone, and e'en in Paradise unblest, With mournful looks the blissful scenes survey'd, And wander'd in the solitary shade. The Maker say, took pity, and bestow'd Woman, the last, the best reserv'd of God.
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Reason, however able, cool at best, Cares not for service, or but serves when prest, Stays till we call, and then not often near.
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All looks yellow to a jaundiced eye that habitually compares everything to something better. But by changing that habit to comparing everything to something worse, even making it a game, that person can find gratitude, relief and happiness where-ever they go and whatever they experience, guaranteed!
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For forms of faith let graceless zealots fight his can't be wrong whose life is in the right.
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And all who told it added something new, and all who heard it, made enlargements too.
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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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The worst of madmen is a saint run mad.
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Avoid Extremes and shun the fault of such Who still are pleas'd too little or too much.
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Whate'er the talents, or howe'er designed, We hang one jingling padlock on the mind.
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Yet graceful ease, and sweetness void of pride, Might hide her faults, if belles had faults to hide: If to her share some female errors fall, Look on her face, and you'll forget 'em all.
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Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps on Alps arise.
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