Maxioms by Alexander Pope
Then marble, soften'd into life, grew warm.
Then marble, soften'd into life, grew warm.
Obliged by hunger and request of friends.
Obliged by hunger and request of friends.
Good-nature and good-sense must ever join;
To err is human, to forgive, divine.
Good-nature and good-sense must ever join;
To err is human, to forgive, divine.
How shall I lose the sin yet keep the sense,
And love th' offender, yet detest the offence?
How shall I lose the sin yet keep the sense,
And love th' offender, yet detest the offence?