"The learned is happy, nature to explore; The……" — Alexander Pope
"The learned is happy, nature to explore; The fool is happy, that he knows no more."
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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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I don't want to limit myself musically. It would be really limiting if we'd neglect something we really want to…
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If you compare NASA's annual budget to explore the heavens, that one year budget would fund NOAA's budget to explore…
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The attention of a traveller, should be particularly turned, in the first place, to the various works of Nature, to…
— William Bartram
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The major task of the twentieth century will be to explore the unconscious, to investigate the subsoil of the mind.
— Henri Bergson
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A country that has really resonated with me and I was really impressed with was Israel. I found that the…
— Andrea Bocelli
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Nowadays, with the state of the music business, for any artist, whether you're up-and-coming or you've been in it for…
— Mary J. Blige
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I've been to almost every country in the world, and the most frustrating thing for me has been that my…
— Andrea Bocelli
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What I do is I write mainly about very personal and rather lonely feelings, and I explore them in a…
— David Bowie
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I want to be a poet and have a chance to explore that and let people know what's really on…
— Christina Aguilera
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Science fiction encourages us to explore... all the futures, good and bad, that the human mind can envision.
— Marion Zimmer Bradley
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Education must, be not only a transmission of culture but also a provider of alternative views of the world and…
— Jerome Bruner
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Acting is always at the core of my life, but I'm also excited about producing. I'm excited about directing, and…
— Nicolas Cage
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