If, presume not to God to scan; The proper study of Mankind is Man. Plac’d on this isthmus of a middle state, a being darkly wise, and rudely great.
ALEXANDER POPELet fortune do her worst, whatever she makes us lose, so long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
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Expression is the dress of thought.
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Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
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We may see the small value God has for riches, by the people he gives them to.
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I never knew any man in my life who could not bear another’s misfortunes perfectly like a Christian.
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The Right Divine of Kings to govern wrong.
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Of all the causes which conspire to blind Man’s erring judgement, and misguide the mind, What the weak head with strongest bias rules, Is PRIDE, the never-failing vice of fools.
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Let fortune do her worst, whatever she makes us lose, so long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence.
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In this commonplace world every one is said to be romantic who either admires a fine thing or does one.
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Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty; it is not only needless, but it impairs what it would improve.
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Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.
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All are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body Nature is, and God the soul.
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Love the offender, yet detest the offense.
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Every professional was once an amateur.
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A little learning is a dangerous thing.
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