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Letter "A" » Alexander Pope Quotes
«Satire's my weapon, but I'm too discreet To run amuck, and tilt at all I meet»
«For I, who hold sage Homer's rule the best, Welcome the coming, speed the going guest»
«How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!The world forgetting, by the world forgot.Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd.»
Author: Alexander Pope
(Poet)
«At every word a reputation dies.»
«How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!»
«The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, and wretches hang that jury-men may dine»
«Act well your part, there all the honour lies.»
«A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity»
Author: Alexander Pope
(Poet)
| About:
Curiosity
| Keywords:
bees, crowd, curious, observer, observing, stung, The Business, The Crowd, The Observer
«The way of the Creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives its true nature and destiny and comes into permanent accord with the Great Harmony: this is what furthers and what perseveres.»
Author: Alexander Pope
(Poet)
| About:
Change,
Creativity,
Harmony,
Work
| Keywords:
accord, creative work, furthers, perseveres, receives, transformation
«Pride is still aiming at the best houses: Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell; aspiring to be angels men rebel.»
Author: Alexander Pope
(Poet)
| About:
Pride
| Keywords:
aiming, aspiring, at the best, fallen angel, houses, rebel
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