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Why has not man a microscopic eye? For the plain reason man is not

Why has not man a microscopic eye? For the plain reason man is not a fly. – Alexander Pope

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The way of the Creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives its true nature and destiny and comes into permanent accord with the Great Harmony: this is what furthers and what perseveres. – Alexander Pope

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Change
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reservd to blame, or to commend,
A timrous foe, and a suspicious friend. – Alexander Pope

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What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye. – Horace

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Of all the senses, sight must be the most delightful. – Helen Keller

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Ones eyes are what one is, ones mouth is what one becomes. – John Galsworthy

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The eye is easily frightened. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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