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Sure of their qualities and demanding praise, more go to ruined fortunes than are raised.
Alexander Pope
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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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The soul, uneasy and confin'd from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come.
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Such as are still observing upon others are like those who are always abroad at other men's houses, reforming everything there while their own runs to ruin.
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On wings of wind came flying all abroad.
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Every professional was once an amateur.
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Then marble, soften'd into life, grew warm.
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An obstinate person does not hold opinions they hold them.
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Why did I write? whose sin to me unknown Dipt me in ink, my parents', or my own? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came.
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True Wit is Nature to advantage dress'd What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd Something whose truth convinced at sight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. As shades more sweetly recommend the light, So modest plainness sets off sprightly wit.
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Why has not Man a microscopic eye? For this plain reason, Man is not a Fly. Say what the use, were finer optics giv'n, T' inspect a mite, not comprehend the heav'n.
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Who combats bravely is not therefore brave, He dreads a death-bed like the meanest slave: Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise,- His pride in reasoning, not in acting lies.
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But to the world no bugbear is so great, As want of figure and a small estate.
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We ought, in humanity, no more to despise a man for the misfortunes of the mind than for those of the body, when they are such as he cannot help were this thoroughly considered we should no more laugh at a man for having his brains cracked than for having his head broke.
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In adamantine chains shall Death be bound, And Hell's grim tyrant feel th' eternal wound.
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In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind's concern is charity.
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All Nature is but art, unknown to thee All chance, direction, which thou canst not see All discord, harmony not understood All partial evil, universal good.
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Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.
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True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can.
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Most authors steal their works, or buy.
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Sometimes virtue starves while vice is fed.
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Old politicians chew on wisdom past, And totter on in business to the last.
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