"Fondly we think we honor merit then, when……" — Alexander Pope
"Fondly we think we honor merit then, when we but praise ourselves in other men."
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532 Quotes by Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope has 532 quotes on this site.
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Atheists put on false courage and alacrity in the midst of their darkness and apprehensions, like children who, when they…
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The scripture in times of disputes is like an open town in times of war, which serves in differently the…
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For lo! the board with cups and spoons is crowned.The berries crackle, and the mill turns round ... At once…
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Coffee which makes the politician wise, and see through all things with his half-shut eyes.
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Drink is the feast of reason and the flow of soul.
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Be silent always when you doubt your sense.
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O peace! how many wars were waged in thy name.
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Consult the genius of the place, that paints as you plant, and as you work.
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At every trifle take offense, that always shows great pride or little sense.
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An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.
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A wise physician, skill'd our wounds to heal, is more than armies to the public weal.
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Is there a parson much bemused in beer, a maudlin poetess, a rhyming peer, a clerk foredoom'd his father's soul…
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No poet or novelist wishes he were the only one who ever lived, but most of them wish they were…
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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this interesting subject, which, if the condition of man is to be progressively ameliorated, as we fondly hope and believe,…
— Thomas Jefferson
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We may fondly imagine that we are impartial seekers after truth, but with a few exceptions, to which I know…
— August Krogh
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Yesterday I lived, today I suffer, tomorrow I die; but I still think fondly, today and tomorrow, of yesterday.
— Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
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Every Christmas now for years, I have found myself wondering about the point of the celebration. As the holiday has…
— Whitley Strieber
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Then when you think in years to come Of Birthdays long ago You may remember fondly How much we love…
— Janet Horne
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What was our life like? I almost don't remember now. Though I remember it, the space of time it occupied.…
— Richard Ford
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The life blood streaming thro' my heart, Or my more dear immortal part, Is not more fondly dear.
— John Bunyan
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To this day, I fondly recall the challenges of building a fire, pitching a tent, climbing a New England mountain,…
— Michael Eisner
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The best newspapermen I know are those most thrilled by the daily pump of city room excitements; they long fondly…
— Pete Hamill
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I stand by the Lost finale. It's the story that we wanted to tell, and we told it. No excuses.…
— Damon Lindelof
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The butterfly does not look back upon its caterpillar self, either fondly or wistfully; it simply flies on.
— Guillermo del Toro
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