Honor and shame from no condition rise. Act well your part: there all the honor lies. - Alexander Pope

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But 'midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men, To hear, to see, to feel, and to possess, And roam along, the world's tired denizen, With none who bless us, none whom we can bless.

Alexander Pope

Honor and shame from no condition rise. Act well your part: there all the honor lies.

Inspirational, Lying, Character, Lies, Act, Condition

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Envy will merit, as its shade, pursue

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The vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on.

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Aurora now, fair daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with rosy light the dewy lawn.

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Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

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Envy will merit as its shade pursue, But like a shadow, proves the substance true.

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Does a man need to know what a peplum is? Probably not.

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But 'midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men, To hear, to see, to feel, and to possess, And roam along, the world's tired denizen, With none who bless us, none whom we can bless.

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