Quote by Alexander Pope
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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

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True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, as those who move easiest have learned to dance. – Alexander Pope

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Lo! thy dread empire, Chaos! is restored; dies before thy uncreating word: thy hand, great Anarch! lets the curtain fall; and universal darkness buries all. – Alexander Pope

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

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The observation of others is coloured by our inability to observe ourselves impartially. We can never be impartial about anything until we can be impartial about our own organism. – A. R. Orage

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The cure for admiring the house of lords is to go and look at it. – Walter Bagehot

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I always know whats happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond. – Larry Bird

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To linger in the observation of things other than the self implies a profound conviction of their worth. – Charles-Damian Boulogne

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