The vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on.
Woman's at best a contradiction still.
Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow, The rest is all but leather and prunella.
Thou wert my guide, philosopher, and friend.
And all who told it added something new, and all who heard it made enlargements too.
Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Not yet the last to lay the old aside.
How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Offend her, and she knows not to forgive; oblige her, and she''ll hate you while you live.
An honest man's the noblest work of God.
The ruling passion, be it what it will, The ruling passion conquers reason still.
What is so tedious as a twice-told tale?
All seems infected that the infected spy, as all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.
All are but parts of one stupendous whole, whose body Nature is, and God the soul.
A God without dominion, providence, and final causes, is nothing else but fate and nature.
What dire offense from amorous causes spring. What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
I never knew any man in my life who could not bear another's misfortunes perfectly like a christian.
Then marble, softened into life, grew warm.
Sickness is a sort of early old age; it teaches us a diffidence in our earthly state.
To err is human, to forgive divine.
Light quirks of music, broken and uneven, make the soul dance upon a jig of heaven.
A perfect judge will read each word of wit with the same spirit that its author writ.
Nature and Nature's laws lay hid in night: God said, ''Let Newton be!'' and all was light.
A man of business may talk of philosophy; a man who has none may practise it.
Amusement is the happiness of those who cannot think.
Never elated while one man's oppressed; Never dejected while another's blessed.
An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.
Know then thyself, presume not God to scan: The proper study of mankind is man.
The bookful blockhead ignorantly read, with loads of learned lumber in his head.
In pride, in reasoning pride, our error lies; all quit their sphere and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the blessed abodes, Men world be angels, angels would be Gods.
One truth is clear, whatever is right.
Blessed be he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
Some praise at morning what they blame at night.
Not to go back is somewhat to advance. And men must walk, at least, before they dance.
How shall I love the sin, yet keep the sense, And love the offender, yet detest the offense?
I have as little fear that God will damn a man that has charity as I hope that the priests can save one who has not.
Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private.
The learned is happy nature to explore, the fool is happy that he knows no more.
In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind's concern is charity.
For I, who hold sage homer's rule the best, welcome the coming, speed the going guest.
Alive, ridiculous, and dead forgot?
Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see. Thinks what never was, nor is, nor even shall be.
For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
When two people compliment each other with the choice of anything, each of them generally gest that which he likes least.
Get place and wealth, if possible with grace; if not, by any means get wealth and place.
Thus education forms the common mind; just as the twig is bent, the tree's inclined.
All other goods by fortune's hand are given: A wife is the peculiar gift of heaven.
Party - spirit...which at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few.
For fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Order is heaven's first law.
There St. john mingles with my friendly bowl The feat of reason and the flow of soul.
If I am right, Thy grace impart, still in the right to stay; if I am wrong, o teach my heart to find that better way!
True wit is Nature to advantage dressed what oft was thought, but never so well expressed.
Till tired, he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er.
We think out fathers fools, so wise we grow; out wiser sons, no doubt, will think us so.
There is nothing meritorious but virtue and friendship.
An obstinate man does not hold opinions, but they hold him.
A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep or taste not the Pierian spring; Their shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again.
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