Passions are the gales of life.

Quote by Alexander Pope

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Genius creates, and taste preserves. Taste is the good sense of genius; without taste, genius...

Genius creates, and taste preserves. Taste is the good sense of genius; without taste, genius...

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...

There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far above all the quaintness of...

There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far above all the quaintness of...

Who combats bravely is not therefore brave, He dreads a death-bed like the meanest slave:...

Who combats bravely is not therefore brave, He dreads a death-bed like the meanest slave:...

When we are young, we are slavishly employed in procuring something whereby we may live...

When we are young, we are slavishly employed in procuring something whereby we may live...

Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild; In Wit a man; Simplicity, a child.

Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild; In Wit a man; Simplicity, a child.

Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er...

Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er...

Act well your part, there all the honour lies.

Act well your part, there all the honour lies.

Hope springs eternal in the human breast

Hope springs eternal in the human breast

The difference is too nice - Where ends the virtue or begins the vice.

The difference is too nice - Where ends the virtue or begins the vice.

Like Cato, give his little senate laws, and sit attentive to his own applause.

Like Cato, give his little senate laws, and sit attentive to his own applause.

At every trifle take offence, that always shows great pride or little sense.

At every trifle take offence, that always shows great pride or little sense.

The vulgar boil, the learned roast, an egg.

The vulgar boil, the learned roast, an egg.

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

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

Hope travels through, nor quits us when we die.

Hope travels through, nor quits us when we die.

Men dream of courtship, but in wedlock wake.

Men dream of courtship, but in wedlock wake.

Honor and shame from no condition rise; act well your part, there all the honor...

Honor and shame from no condition rise; act well your part, there all the honor...

Those move easiest who have learn'd to dance

Those move easiest who have learn'd to dance

I was really into dancing, taking six classes a week, and my real dream was...

I was really into dancing, taking six classes a week, and my real dream was...

The girl who can't dance says the band can't play

The girl who can't dance says the band can't play