The vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on.
ALEXANDER POPEGreat oaks grow from little acorns. He has a green thumb. He has green fingers. He’s sowing his wild oats. Here Ceres’ gifts in waving prospect stand, And nodding tempt the joyful reaper’s hand.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
-
-
Expression is the dress of thought.
ALEXANDER POPE -
For what I have publish’d, I can only hope to be pardon’d; but for what I have burned, I deserve to be prais’d.
ALEXANDER POPE -
He who tells a lie is not sensible of how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one.
ALEXANDER POPE -
A patriot is a fool in ev’ry age.
ALEXANDER POPE -
What then remains, but well our power to use, And keep good-humor still whate’er we lose? And trust me, dear, good-humor can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams, and scolding fail.
ALEXANDER POPE -
You purchase pain with all that joy can give and die of nothing but a rage to live.
ALEXANDER POPE -
Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.
ALEXANDER POPE -
A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink of it deeply, or taste it not, for shallow thoughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking deeply sobers us again.
ALEXANDER POPE -
In this commonplace world every one is said to be romantic who either admires a fine thing or does one.
ALEXANDER POPE -
He best can paint them who shall feel them most.
ALEXANDER POPE -
On life’s vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale.
ALEXANDER POPE -
Truth needs not flowers of speech.
ALEXANDER POPE -
Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.
ALEXANDER POPE -
A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
ALEXANDER POPE -
In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind’s concern is charity.
ALEXANDER POPE