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Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope

English poet

Lived from: 1688 - 1744

Category: Poets (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 21 may 1688 Died: 30 may 1744

  • Sure of their qualities and demanding praise, more go to ruined fortunes than are raised.
  • Let those teach others who themselves excel; I and censure freely, who have written well.
  • Trust not yourself, but your defects to know, make use of every friend and every foe.
  • One science only will one genius fit; so vast is art, so narrow human wit.
  • Good God! how often are we to die before we go quite off this stage? In every friend we lose a part of ourselves, and the best part.
  • A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity.
  • Lo! The poor Indian, whose untutored mind sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind.
  • True wit is nature to advantage dressed, what oft was thought, but never so well expressed.
  • To endeavour to work upon the vulgar with fine sense, is like attempting to hew blocks with a rasor.
  • Blest paper-credit! last and best supply! That lends corruption lighter wings to fly!
  • Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for a time, leave us the weaker ever after.
  • Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man.
  • The scripture in times of disputes is like an open town in times of war, which serves in differently the occasions of both parties.
  • On life's vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale.
  • There goes a saying, and 'twas shrewdly said, ''Old fish at table, but young flesh in bed.''
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  • Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon.
    Thoughts on Various Subjects (1727)
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  • The ruling passion, be it what it will, The ruling passion conquers reason still.
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  • Two purposes in human nature rule. Self-love to urge, and reason to restrain.
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  • Why has not man a microscopic eye? For the plain reason man is not a fly.
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