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I am satisfied to trifle away my time, rather than let it stick by me.
Alexander Pope
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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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Men must be taught as if you taught them not, and things unknown proposed as things forgot.
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A good-natured man has the whole world to be happy out of.
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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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To Him no high, no low, no great, no small He fills, He bounds, connects and equals all!
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Chaos of thought and passion, all confused Still by himself abused or disabused Created half to rise, and half to fall Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurled,- The glory, jest, and riddle of the world.
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Know, Nature's children all divide her care, The fur that warms a monarch warmed a bear.
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I am his Highness' dog at Kew Pray tell me, sir, whose dog are you?
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Pleasure, or wrong or rightly understood, Our greatest evil, or our greatest good.
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Act well your part, there all the honour lies.
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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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Whatever is, is right.
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Not to go back is somewhat to advance, and men must walk, at least, before they dance.
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I find myself hoping a total end of all the unhappy divisions of mankind by party-spirit, which at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few.
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A man who admires a fine woman, has yet not more reason to wish himself her husband, than one who admired the Hesperian fruit, would have had to wish himself the dragon that kept it.
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Passions are the gales of life.
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