"Genius creates, and taste preserves." — Alexander Pope
"Genius creates, and taste preserves."
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532 Quotes by Alexander Pope
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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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All oppression creates a state of war.
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