Quotes By Alexander Pope

On life's vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale.

The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man's own eyes when they look upon his own person.

There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far above all the quaintness of wit.

Wit is the lowest form of humor.

Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon.

Some old men, continually praise the time of their youth. In fact, you would almost think that there were no fools in their days, but unluckily they themselves are left as an example.

A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.

Never elated when someone's oppressed, never dejected when another one's blessed.

I find myself hoping a total end of all the unhappy divisions of mankind by party-spirit, which at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few.

Act well your part, there all the honour lies.

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.

No one should be ashamed to admit they are wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that they are wiser today than they were yesterday.

Men must be taught as if you taught them not, and things unknown proposed as things forgot.

Passions are the gales of life.

Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for a time, leave us the weaker ever after.

Gentle dullness ever loves a joke.

'Tis not enough your counsel still be true; Blunt truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do.

Woman's at best a contradiction still.

Fondly we think we honor merit then, When we but praise ourselves in other men.

Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man.

But Satan now is wiser than of yore, and tempts by making rich, not making poor.

Know then this truth, enough for man to know virtue alone is happiness below.

A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left.

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.

All are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body Nature is, and God the soul.

The ruling passion, be it what it will. The ruling passion conquers reason still.

Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.

Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.

The same ambition can destroy or save, and make a patriot as it makes a knave.

The difference is too nice - Where ends the virtue or begins the vice.