Quote by Alexander Pope
Know then thyself, presume not God to scan The proper study of man

Know then thyself, presume not God to scan The proper study of mankind is man. – Alexander Pope

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We think our fathers fools, so wise we grow. Our wiser sons, no doubt will think us so. – Alexander Pope

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Sons
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One who is too wise an observer of the business of others, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity. – Alexander Pope

Category:
Observation
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The hardest people to reach with the love of God are not the bad people. They know they are bad. They have no defense. The hardest ones to win for God are the self-righteous people. – Charles L. Allen

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Pregnancy is a kind of miracle. Especially so in that it proves that a man and woman can conspire to force God to create a new soul. – Robert Anton Wilson

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God

If God would have wanted us to live in a permissive society He would have given us Ten Suggestions and not Ten Commandments. – Zig Ziglar

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God

When you believe in God, youve got to believe in the all-powerful God. Hes not just God, Hes the all-powerful God and He has total control over everyones life. The Devil, on the other hand, is a real character thats trying his hardest to tear your life apart. – Alice Cooper

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God

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A large psychic void is left by a loss of faith. So many Catholics have tried so many things to replace it. – Phil Donahue

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It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature and everlasting beauty of monotony. – Benjamin Britten

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Beauty

People look at me, and they go, Youre white, youre smart, you must have went to college. You must have grown up with money. – Adam Carolla

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What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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