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Alexander Pope Quotes and Quotations
 I never knew any man in my life who could not bear another's misfortunes perfectly like a Christian. - Alexander Pope | Adversity Quotes  Thus education forms the common mind; Just as the twig is bent, the tree's inclined. - Alexander Pope | Education Quotes Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. - Alexander Pope | Fashion Quotes And all who told it added something new, And all who heard it made enlargements too. - Alexander Pope | Gossip and Gossips Quotes Know then thyself, presume not God to scan: The proper study of mankind is man. - Alexander Pope | Homo Sapiens Quotes Hope springs eternal in the human breast; Man never is, but always to be blest. - Alexander Pope | Hope Quotes Alive, ridiculous, and dead forgot? - Alexander Pope | Insults and Calumny Quotes The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, and wretches hang that jurymen may dine. - Alexander Pope | Justice Quotes The learned is happy, nature to explore, the fool is happy, that he knows no more. - Alexander Pope | Knowledge Quotes The vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on. - Alexander Pope | Life Quotes A perfect judge will read each word of wit with the same spirit that its author writ. - Alexander Pope | Literature Quotes What dire offence from am'rous causes springs. What mighty contests rise from trivial things. - Alexander Pope | Love Quotes Sickness is a sort of early old age; it teaches us a diffidence in our earthly state. - Alexander Pope | Medicine and Sickness Quotes Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private. - Alexander Pope | Men and Women Quotes Light quirks of music, broken and uneven, make the soul dance upon a jig of heaven. - Alexander Pope | Music Quotes The ruling passion, be it what it will, the ruling passion conquers reason still. - Alexander Pope | Passion and the Heart Quotes A man of business may talk of philosophy; a man who has none may practise it. - Alexander Pope | Philosophy Quotes Party-spirit . . . which at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few. - Alexander Pope | Politics Quotes Hunger is insolent, and will be fed. - Alexander Pope | Poverty Quotes Some praise at morning what they blame at night. - Alexander Pope | Praise and Flattery Quotes Get place and wealth, if possible with grace; If not, by any means get wealth and place. - Alexander Pope | Success Quotes True wit is Nature to advantage dress'd What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd. - Alexander Pope | Wit Quotes Amusement is the happiness of those who cannot think. - Alexander Pope | Happiness Quotes False happiness is like false money; it passes for a long time as well as the true, and serves some ordinary occasions; but when it is brought to the touch, we find the lightness and alloy, and feel the loss. - Alexander Pope | Happiness Quotes How shall I love the sin, yet keep the sense, And love the offender, yet detest the offence? - Alexander Pope | Forgiveness Quotes To err is human; to forgive, divine. - Alexander Pope | Forgiveness Quotes Men would be angels; angels would be gods. - Alexander Pope | Other Side Quotes I have as little fear that God will damn a man that has charity as I hope that the priests can save one who has not. - Alexander Pope | Helping Other People Quotes In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind's concern is charity. - Alexander Pope | Helping Other People Quotes There is nothing meritorious but virtue and friendship. - Alexander Pope | Friendship Quotes All seems infected that the infected spy, as all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye. - Alexander Pope | Positive Quotes Hope springs eternal in the human breast. - Alexander Pope | Hope Quotes Not to go back is somewhat to advance. And men must walk, at least, before they dance. - Alexander Pope | Time Quotes To err is human, to forgive divine. - Alexander Pope | Failures and Mistakes Quotes All gardening is landscape painting. - Alexander Pope | Nature Quotes For fools admire, but men of sense approve. - Alexander Pope | Admiration Quotes When two people compliment each other with the choice of anything, each of them generally gets that which he likes least. - Alexander Pope | Compliment Quotes All are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body Nature is, and God the soul. - Alexander Pope | Creation Quotes Till tired, he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. - Alexander Pope | Death Quotes Men would be angels; Angels would be gods. - Alexander Pope | Discontent Quotes There St. John mingles with my friendly bowl The feat of reason and the flow of soul. - Alexander Pope | Drinking Quotes 'Tis education forms the common mind; Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined. - Alexander Pope | Education Quotes To err is human, to forgive divine. - Alexander Pope | Error Quotes An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded. - Alexander Pope | Excuse Quotes The feast of reason, and the flow of soul. - Alexander Pope | Festivities Quotes For fools rush in where angels fear to tread. - Alexander Pope | Fools Quotes The world forgetting, by the world forgot. - Alexander Pope | Forgetfulness Quotes To err is human, to forgive, divine. - Alexander Pope | Forgiveness Quotes He mounts the storm, and walks upon the wind. - Alexander Pope | Glory Quotes An honest man's the noblest work of God. - Alexander Pope | Honesty Quotes Hope springs eternal in the human breast. - Alexander Pope | Hope Quotes For I, who hold sage Homer's rule the best, Welcome the coming, speed the going guest. - Alexander Pope | Hospitality Quotes Thou wert my guide, philosopher, and friend. - Alexander Pope | Influence Quotes A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring; Their shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely sobers us again. - Alexander Pope | Learning Quotes Nature and Nature's laws lay hid in night: God said, "Let Newton be!" and all was light. - Alexander Pope | Light Quotes Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man. - Alexander Pope | Man Quotes Light quirks of music, broken and uneven, Make the soul dance upon a jig to Heav'n. - Alexander Pope | Music Quotes Blessed be he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. - Alexander Pope | Nothingness Quotes How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot. - Alexander Pope | Obscurity Quotes Thus let me live, unseen, unknown, Thus unlamented let me die; Steal from the world, and not a stone Tell where I lie. - Alexander Pope | Obscurity Quotes An obstinate man does not hold opinions, but they hold him. - Alexander Pope | Obstinacy Quotes Order is Heaven's first law. - Alexander Pope | Order Quotes The ruling passion, be it what it will, The ruling passion conquers reason still. - Alexander Pope | Passion Quotes Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see. Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be. - Alexander Pope | Perfection Quotes If I am right, Thy grace impart, Still in the right to stay; If I am wrong, O teach my heart To find that better way! - Alexander Pope | Prayer Quotes In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies; All quit their sphere and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the bless'd abodes, Men would be angels, angels would be gods. - Alexander Pope | Pride Quotes He that would pun would pick a pocket. - Alexander Pope | Pun Quotes The feast of reason and the flow of soul. - Alexander Pope | Reason Quotes One truth is clear, Whatever is is right. - Alexander Pope | Right Quotes Then marble, soften'd into life, grew warm. - Alexander Pope | Sculpture Quotes The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads of learned lumber in his head. - Alexander Pope | Stupidiity Quotes Never elated while one man's oppress'd; Never dejected while another's bless'd. - Alexander Pope | Sympathy Quotes What so tedious as a twice-told tale? - Alexander Pope | Tale Quotes Get place and wealth, if possible, with grace; If not, by any means get wealth and place. - Alexander Pope | Wealth Quotes All other goods by fortune's hand are given: A wife is the peculiar gift of Heav'n. - Alexander Pope | Wife Quotes True wit is nature to advantage dress'd What oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed. - Alexander Pope | Wit Quotes Offend her, and she knows not to forgive; Oblige her, and she'll hate you while you live. - Alexander Pope | Women Quotes Woman's at best a contradiction still. - Alexander Pope | Women Quotes They dream in courtship, but in wedlock wake. - Alexander Pope | Wooing Quotes Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow; The rest is all but leather and prunello. - Alexander Pope | Worth Quotes We think our fathers fools, so wise we grow; Our wiser sons, no doubt, will think us so. - Alexander Pope | Youth Quotes The learned is happy, nature to explore, the fool is happy, that he knows no more. - Alexander Pope | Happy Quotes The learned is happy, nature to explore, the fool is happy, that he knows no more. - Alexander Pope | Happy Quotes The learned is happy, nature to explore, the fool is happy, that he knows no more. - Alexander Pope | Happy Quotes The learned is happy, nature to explore, the fool is happy, that he knows no more. - Alexander Pope | Happy Quotes The learned is happy, nature to explore, the fool is happy, that he knows no more. - Alexander Pope | Happy Quotes The learned is happy, nature to explore, the fool is happy, that he knows no more. - Alexander Pope | Happy Quotes The learned is happy, nature to explore, the fool is happy, that he knows no more. - Alexander Pope | Happy Quotes The learned is happy, nature to explore, the fool is happy, that he knows no more. - Alexander Pope | Happy Quotes 
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