"Order is Heaven's first law; and this confess,……" — Alexander Pope
"Order is Heaven's first law; and this confess, Some are and must be greater than the rest."
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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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More Confess Quotes
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That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a…
— Joseph Addison
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It is easier to confess a defect than to claim a quality.
— Max Beerbohm
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Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed…
— Josh Billings
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I listen to music every day for study reasons, and I confess that I have very little knowledge of what…
— Andrea Bocelli
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The majority of the senior class of Vassar does not desire my company and I must confess, having read specimens…
— William F. Buckley, Jr.
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Sadly, we do a much better job of making people feel guilty than we do of delivering them from the…
— Tony Campolo
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A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.
— Albert Camus
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In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I…
— Winston Churchill
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I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not know.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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All men thirst to confess their crimes more than tired beasts thirst for water; but they naturally object to confessing…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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In all general questions which become the subjects of discussion, there are always some truths mixed with falsehoods. I confess,…
— Alexander Hamilton
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I am an historian, I am not a believer, but I must confess as a historian that this penniless preacher…
— H.G. Wells
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