"What woeful stuff this madrigal would be, In……" — Alexander Pope
"What woeful stuff this madrigal would be, In some starved hackney sonneteer, or me! But let a lord once own the happy lines, How the wit brightens! how the style refines!"
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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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To say prayers in a decent, delicate way is not heavy work. But to pray really, to pray till hell…
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From New Year's on the outlook brightens; good humor lost in a mood of failure returns. I resolve to stop…
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When I look at her, my heart brightens up. She's that kind of girl.
— Unknown Author
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Wine brightens the life and thinking of anyone
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You meet a friend - your face brightens. You have struck gold.
— Unknown Author
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Love brightens and purifies the heart.
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One who previously made bad karma, but who reforms and creates good karma, brightens the world like the moon appearing…
— Gautama Buddha
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When the room brightens when you walk in, you matter.
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Your smile brightens the lives of all who see it. To someone who has seen a dozen people frown, scowl…
— Dale Carnegie
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Do not be afraid! Our Father is patient, he loves us, he gives us Jesus to guide us on the…
— Pope Francis
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There's more, much more, to Christmas Than candlelight and cheer; It's the spirit of sweet friendship That brightens all year.…
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