"Where London's column, pointing at the skies, Like……" — Alexander Pope
"Where London's column, pointing at the skies, Like a tall bully, lifts the head, and lies."
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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 Bully Quotes
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Patriarchy is a bully notion, which if you will notice never attacks a nation that can defend itself. Zionism is…
— Roseanne Barr
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I do not at all have the mind of a bully... in my mind bullies are intolerant of contrary opinion,…
— Conrad Black
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I think President Obama has used the bully pulpit as a way to attack capitalism.
— Jeb Bush
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There are a group of people who would like to silence everybody and have everybody go along to get along,…
— Benjamin Carson
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The concept of God in America is very different than it is in England. Because we see the horrendous outcome…
— Nick Cave
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Cyber bullies can hide behind a mask of anonymity online, and do not need direct physical access to their victims…
— Anna Maria Chavez
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My former bullies pay extra to come backstage and meet me after shows, and I pretend not to know them…
— Margaret Cho
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If you let a bully intimidate you, he's going to do it again. You've got to stand up to these…
— Unknown Author
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The ability and inclination to use physical strength is no indication of bravery or tenacity to life. The greatest cowards…
— Clarence Darrow
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The best indicator of a sociopath serial bully is not a clinical diagnosis but the trail of devastation and destruction…
— Tim Field
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I'd been an expert at taking beatings. Then I had a lucky break where I did a bully in, by…
— Keith Richards
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Far off, men swell, bully, and threaten; bring them hand to hand, and they are feeble folk.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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