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In the nice bee, what sense so subtly true From pois'nous herbs extracts the healing dew?

Alexander Pope

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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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Cavil you may, but never criticise.
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Tis use alone that sanctifies expense And splendor borrow all her rays from sense.
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Do you find yourself making excuses when you do not perform? Shed the excuses and face reality. Excuses are the loser's way out. They will mar your credibility and stunt your personal growth.
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Virtuous and vicious every man must be, few in the extreme, but all in the degree.
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Alas! the small discredit of a bribe Scarce hurts the lawyer, but undoes the scribe.
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From Nature's chain whatever link you strike, Tenth or ten thousandth, breaks the chain alike.
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