To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart.
ALEXANDER POPEThou wert my guide, philosopher, and friend.
More Alexander Pope Quotes
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Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
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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.
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To err is human; to forgive, divine.
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An obstinate person does not hold opinions; they hold them.
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Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private.
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A patriot is a fool in ev’ry age.
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Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
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True wit is nature to advantage dressed; What oft was thought, but ne’er so well expressed.
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The people’s voice is odd, It is, and it is not, the voice of God.
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Truth needs not flowers of speech.
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Passions are the gales of life.
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Physicians are in general the most amiable companions and the best friends, as well as the most learned men I know.
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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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Teach me to feel another’s woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.
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Who dare to love their country, and be poor.
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