False happiness is like false money; it passes for a long time as well as the true, and serves some ordinary occasions; but when it is brought to the touch, we find the lightness and alloy, and feel the loss.

Quote by Alexander Pope

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The way of the Creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives...

The way of the Creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives...

They dream in courtship, but in wedlock wake.

They dream in courtship, but in wedlock wake.

Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise; His pride in reasoning, not in acting, lies

Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise; His pride in reasoning, not in acting, lies

While pensive poets painful vigils keep - Sleepless themselves to give their readers sleep

While pensive poets painful vigils keep - Sleepless themselves to give their readers sleep

You eat, in dreams, the custard of the day.

You eat, in dreams, the custard of the day.

Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the...

Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the...

To err is human, to forgive, divine.

To err is human, to forgive, divine.

Act well your part, there all the honour lies.

Act well your part, there all the honour lies.

Drink is the feast of reason and the flow of soul.

Drink is the feast of reason and the flow of soul.

The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them

The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them

Not to go back is somewhat to advance, and men must walk, at least, before...

Not to go back is somewhat to advance, and men must walk, at least, before...

Lulled in the countless chambers of the brain, our thoughts are linked by many a...

Lulled in the countless chambers of the brain, our thoughts are linked by many a...

Never was it given to mortal man - To lie so boldly as we women...

Never was it given to mortal man - To lie so boldly as we women...

All chance, direction, which thou canst not see

All chance, direction, which thou canst not see

True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one...

True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one...

But blind to former as to future fate, what mortal knows his pre-existent state?

But blind to former as to future fate, what mortal knows his pre-existent state?

How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!

How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!

To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves.

To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves.

The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man's own eyes when they look...

The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man's own eyes when they look...

Never elated when someone's oppressed, never dejected when another one's blessed.

Never elated when someone's oppressed, never dejected when another one's blessed.