Maxioms by Alexander Pope
But Satan now is wiser than of yore,
And tempts by making rich, not making poor.
But Satan now is wiser than of yore,
And tempts by making rich, not making poor.
The sound must seem an echo to the sense.
The sound must seem an echo to the sense.
A bachelor is one who enjoys the chase but does not eat the game.
A bachelor is one who enjoys the chase but does not eat the game.
And each blasphemer quite escape the rod,
Because the insult's not on man, but God?
And each blasphemer quite escape the rod,
Because the insult's not on man, but God?
A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious read more
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.