Apathy Quote by Alexander Pope

“In lazy apathy let stoics boast, their virtue fix'd: 't is fix'd as in a frost; contracted all, retiring to the breast; but strength of mind is exercise, not rest.” quote by Alexander Pope — Download Open image

“In lazy apathy let stoics boast, their virtue fix'd: 't is fix'd as in a frost; contracted all, retiring to the breast; but strength of mind is exercise, not rest.”

Alexander Pope

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Insect politics, indifferent universe. Bang your head against the wall, but apathy is worse.

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For he who is not deaf, half a silence is enough.

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