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But thousands die without or this or that, die, and endow a college, or a cat: To some, indeed, Heaven grants the happier fate, Tenrich a bastard, or a son they hate.
By Alexander Pope
Many people are capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.
By Alexander Pope
Blest paper-credit! last and best supply! That lends corruption lighter wings to fly!
By Alexander Pope
Behold the child, by nature's kindly law, pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
By Alexander Pope
Honor and shame from no condition rise; Act well your part, there all the honor lies.
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Lo! thy dread empire, Chaos! is restored; dies before thy uncreating word: thy hand, great Anarch! lets the curtain fall; and universal darkness buries all.
By Alexander Pope
Learn to live well, or fairly make your will; you played, and loved, and ate, and drunk your fill: walk sober off; before a sprightlier age comes tittering on, and shoves you from the stage: leave such to trifle with more grace and ease, whom Folly pleases, and whose Follies please.
By Alexander Pope
Words are like leaves and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found.
By Alexander Pope
Who shall decide when doctors disagree, And soundest casuists doubt, like you and me?
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Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be.
By Alexander Pope
Virtue she finds too painful an endeavour, content to dwell in decencies for ever.
By Alexander Pope
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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Trust not yourself, but your defects to know, make use of every friend and every foe.
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True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, as those who move easiest have learned to dance.
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To observations which ourselves we make, we grow more partial for th' observer's sake.
By Alexander Pope