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The press, the pulpit, and the stage, Conspire to censure and expose our age.

The press, the pulpit, and the stage, Conspire to censure and expose our age.



You must not think that a satiric style allows of scandalous and brutish words; the better sort abhor scurrility.

You must not think that a satiric style allows of scandalous and brutish words; the better sort abhor scurrility.



Pride (of all others the most dang'rous fault) Proceeds from want of sense, or want of thought.

Pride (of all others the most dang'rous fault) Proceeds from want of sense, or want of thought.



The men, who labour and digest things most, Will be much apter to despond than boast; For if your author be profoundly good, 'Twill cost you dear before he's understood.

The men, who labour and digest things most, Will be much apter to despond than boast; For if your author be profoundly good, 'Twill cost you dear before he's understood.



Abstruse and mystic thoughts you must express With painful care, but seeming easiness; For truth shines brightest thro' the plainest dress.

Abstruse and mystic thoughts you must express With painful care, but seeming easiness; For truth shines brightest thro' the plainest dress.



Tis I that call, remember Milo's end, Wedged in that timber which he strove to rend.

Tis I that call, remember Milo's end, Wedged in that timber which he strove to rend.



Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense.

Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense.



We weep and laugh, as we see others do.

We weep and laugh, as we see others do.



The last loud trumpet's wondrous sound, Shall thro' the rending tombs rebound, And wake the nations under ground.

The last loud trumpet's wondrous sound, Shall thro' the rending tombs rebound, And wake the nations under ground.



Men still had faults, and men will have them still; He that hath none, and lives as angels do, Must be an angel.

Men still had faults, and men will have them still; He that hath none, and lives as angels do, Must be an angel.





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If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule. NEVER TO LIE TO YOURSELF.

If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule. NEVER TO LIE TO YOURSELF.




Of course. If you're not afraid of kissing someone, they're not worth kissing.

Of course. If you're not afraid of kissing someone, they're not worth kissing.



Jesus knows our world. He does not disdain us like the God of Aristotle. We can speak to Him and He answers us. Although He is a person like ourselves, He is God and transcends all things.

Jesus knows our world. He does not disdain us like the God of Aristotle. We can speak to Him and He answers us. Although He is a person like ourselves, He is God and transcends all things.



It is a powerful practice to be generous when you are the one feeling in need.

It is a powerful practice to be generous when you are the one feeling in need.



I'm the father of four daughters.

I'm the father of four daughters.



Tolerance is the positive and cordial effort to understand another's beliefs, practices, and habits without necessarily sharing or accepting them.

Tolerance is the positive and cordial effort to understand another's beliefs, practices, and habits without necessarily sharing or accepting them.



True self is the part of us that does not change when circumstances do.

True self is the part of us that does not change when circumstances do.



It took a couple of hundred million years to develop a thinking ape and you want a smart one in a lousy few hundred thousand?

It took a couple of hundred million years to develop a thinking ape and you want a smart one in a lousy few hundred thousand?




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