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Alexander Pope Quotes

To be, contents his natural desire, he asks no angel’s wing, no seraph’s fire; but thinks, admitted to that equal sky, his faithful dog shall bear him company. Go wiser thou! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence Picture Quote #1

Ask for what end the heavenly bodies shine, earth for whose use? Pride answers, ‘Tis for mine For me kind nature wakes her genial power, suckles each herb, and spreads out every flower Picture Quote #1

Oh! Be thou blest with all that Heaven can send, long health, long youth, long pleasure-and a friend Picture Quote #1

But would you sing, and rival Orpheus’ strain. The wond’ring forests soon should dance again; the moving mountains hear the powerful call. and headlong streams hand listening in their fall! Picture Quote #1

With sharpen’d sight pale Antiquaries pore, th’ inscription value, but the rust adore. This the blue varnish, that the green endears; the sacred rust of twice ten hundred years Picture Quote #1

And you, my Critics! In the chequer’d shade, admire new light thro’ holes yourselves have made Picture Quote #1

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Silence! Coeval with eternity! Thou wert ere Nature’s self began to be; thine was the sway ere heaven was formed on Earth, ere fruitful thought conceived creation’s birth Picture Quote #1

O Love! For Sylvia let me gain the prize, and make my tongue victorious as her eyes Picture Quote #1

Ah! What avails it me the flocks to keep, who lost my heart while I preserv’d my sheep Picture Quote #1

How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot? The world forgetting, by the world forgot Picture Quote #1

To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart Picture Quote #1

New, distant Scenes of endless Science rise: So pleas’d at first, the towring Alps we try, Picture Quote #1

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Great 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 Picture Quote #1

The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d Picture Quote #1

See the wild Waste of all-devouring years! How Rome her own sad Sepulchre appears, With nodding arches, broken temples spread! The very Tombs now vanish’d like their dead! Picture Quote #1

Oh, when shall Britain, conscious of her claim, Stand emulous of Greek and Roman fame? In living medals see her wars enroll’d, And vanquished realms supply recording gold? Picture Quote #1

Giving advice is many times only the privilege of saying a foolish thing one’s self, under the pretense of hindering another from doing one Picture Quote #1

Wine works the heart up, wakes the wit, There is no cure ‘gainst age but it Picture Quote #1

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All Nature is but art, unknown to thee All chance, direction, which thou canst not see; All discord, harmony not understood; All partial evil, universal good Picture Quote #1

For critics, as they are birds of prey, have ever a natural inclination to carrion Picture Quote #1

A little learning is a dangerous thing.Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring;There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,and drinking largely sobers us again Picture Quote #1

A man of business may talk of philosophy; a man who has none may practice it Picture Quote #1

Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call it pleasure, and contentment these Picture Quote #1

Then from the Mint walks forth the man of rhyme, Happy to catch me, just at dinner-time Picture Quote #1

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Behold the child, by Nature’s kindly law pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw Picture Quote #1

She went from opera, park, assembly, play, To morning walks, and prayers three hours a day. To part her time ‘twixt reading and bohea, To muse, and spill her solitary tea, Or o’er cold coffee trifle with the spoon, Count the slow clock, and dine exact at noon Picture Quote #1

Education forms the common mind. Just as the twig is bent, the tree’s inclined Picture Quote #1

‘Tis education forms the common mind; just as the twig is bent the tree’s inclined Picture Quote #1

Good-nature and good-sense must ever join; To err is human, to forgive, divine Picture Quote #1

Who shall decide when doctors disagree, And soundest casuists doubt, like you and me? Picture Quote #1

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To be, contents his natural desire, he asks no angel’s wing, no seraph’s fire; but thinks, admitted to that equal sky, his faithful dog shall bear him company. Go wiser thou! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence (Alexander Pope Quotes) Ask for what end the heavenly bodies shine, earth for whose use? Pride answers, ‘Tis for mine For me kind nature wakes her genial power, suckles each herb, and spreads out every flower (Alexander Pope Quotes) Oh! Be thou blest with all that Heaven can send, long health, long youth, long pleasure-and a friend (Alexander Pope Quotes) But would you sing, and rival Orpheus’ strain. The wond’ring forests soon should dance again; the moving mountains hear the powerful call. and headlong streams hand listening in their fall! (Alexander Pope Quotes) With sharpen’d sight pale Antiquaries pore, th’ inscription value, but the rust adore. This the blue varnish, that the green endears; the sacred rust of twice ten hundred years (Alexander Pope Quotes) And you, my Critics! In the chequer’d shade, admire new light thro’ holes yourselves have made (Alexander Pope Quotes) Silence! Coeval with eternity! Thou wert ere Nature’s self began to be; thine was the sway ere heaven was formed on Earth, ere fruitful thought conceived creation’s birth (Alexander Pope Quotes) O Love! For Sylvia let me gain the prize, and make my tongue victorious as her eyes (Alexander Pope Quotes) Ah! What avails it me the flocks to keep, who lost my heart while I preserv’d my sheep (Alexander Pope Quotes) How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot? The world forgetting, by the world forgot (Alexander Pope Quotes) To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart (Alexander Pope Quotes) New, distant Scenes of endless Science rise: So pleas’d at first, the towring Alps we try, (Alexander Pope Quotes) Great 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 (Alexander Pope Quotes) The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d (Alexander Pope Quotes) See the wild Waste of all-devouring years! How Rome her own sad Sepulchre appears, With nodding arches, broken temples spread! The very Tombs now vanish’d like their dead! (Alexander Pope Quotes) Oh, when shall Britain, conscious of her claim, Stand emulous of Greek and Roman fame? In living medals see her wars enroll’d, And vanquished realms supply recording gold? (Alexander Pope Quotes) Giving advice is many times only the privilege of saying a foolish thing one’s self, under the pretense of hindering another from doing one. (Alexander Pope Quotes) Wine works the heart up, wakes the wit, There is no cure ‘gainst age but it (Alexander Pope Quotes) All Nature is but art, unknown to thee All chance, direction, which thou canst not see; All discord, harmony not understood; All partial evil, universal good. (Alexander Pope Quotes) For critics, as they are birds of prey, have ever a natural inclination to carrion (Alexander Pope Quotes) A little learning is a dangerous thing.Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring;There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,and drinking largely sobers us again. (Alexander Pope Quotes) A man of business may talk of philosophy; a man who has none may practice it (Alexander Pope Quotes) Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call it pleasure, and contentment these (Alexander Pope Quotes) Then from the Mint walks forth the man of rhyme, Happy to catch me, just at dinner-time (Alexander Pope Quotes) Behold the child, by Nature’s kindly law pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw (Alexander Pope Quotes) She went from opera, park, assembly, play, To morning walks, and prayers three hours a day. To part her time ‘twixt reading and bohea, To muse, and spill her solitary tea, Or o’er cold coffee trifle with the spoon, Count the slow clock, and dine exact at noon. (Alexander Pope Quotes) Education forms the common mind. Just as the twig is bent, the tree’s inclined. (Alexander Pope Quotes) ‘Tis education forms the common mind; just as the twig is bent the tree’s inclined (Alexander Pope Quotes) Good-nature and good-sense must ever join; To err is human, to forgive, divine (Alexander Pope Quotes) Who shall decide when doctors disagree, And soundest casuists doubt, like you and me? (Alexander Pope Quotes)

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