The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d
ALEXANDER POPEThe world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d
ALEXANDER POPETis but a part we see, and not a whole.
ALEXANDER POPEPassions are the gales of life.
ALEXANDER POPEThe people’s voice is odd, It is, and it is not, the voice of God.
ALEXANDER POPEWho dare to love their country, and be poor.
ALEXANDER POPETo swear is neither brave, polite, nor wise.
ALEXANDER POPEExpression is the dress of thought.
ALEXANDER POPEAll seems infected that th’ infected spy, As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.
ALEXANDER POPETo wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart.
ALEXANDER POPEMen must be taught as if you taught them not, and things unknown proposed as things forgot.
ALEXANDER POPEA patriot is a fool in ev’ry age.
ALEXANDER POPEThe vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on.
ALEXANDER POPEA 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 POPEI never knew any man in my life who could not bear another’s misfortunes perfectly like a Christian.
ALEXANDER POPEBeauty draws us with a single hair.
ALEXANDER POPEThere is but one way I know of conversing safely with all men; that is, not by concealing what we say or do, but by saying or doing nothing that deserves to be concealed.
ALEXANDER POPE