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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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Wholesome solitude, the nurse of sense!
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Two purposes in human nature rule. Self- love to urge, and reason to restrain.
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Education forms the common mind.
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Fine sense and exalted sense are not half so useful as common sense.
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A pear-tree planted nigh: 'Twas charg'd with fruit that made a goodly show, And hung with dangling pears was every bough.
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If a man's character is to be abused there's nobody like a relative to do the business.
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The character of covetousness, is what a man generally acquires more through some niggardliness or ill grace in little and inconsiderable things, than in expenses of any consequence.
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At length corruption, like a general flood (So long by watchful ministers withstood), Shall deluge all and avarice, creeping on, Spread like a low-born mist, and blot the sun.
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Lo! the poor Indian! whose untutor'd mind Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind His soul proud Science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk or milky way.
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True disputants are like true sportsmen: their whole delight is in the pursuit.
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The cabinets of the sick and the closets of the dead have been ransacked to publish private letters and divulge to all mankind the most secret sentiments of friendship.
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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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No craving void left aching in the soul.
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Index-learning turns no student pale, Yet holds the eel of Science by the tail. Index-learning is a term used to mock pretenders who acquire superficial knowledge merely by consulting indexes.
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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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Be silent always when you doubt your sense.
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What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isn't much better than tedious disease.
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Ah! why, ye Gods, should two and two make four?
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Content if hence th' unlearn'd their wants may view, The learn'd reflect on what before they knew.
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To err is human to forgive, divine.
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