Alexander Pope ( 10 of 261 )
Our proper bliss depends on what we blame.
Our proper bliss depends on what we blame.
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.
Solid pudding against empty praise.
Solid pudding against empty praise.
Happy the man whose wish and care a few paternal acres bound, content to breathe his native air in his read more
Happy the man whose wish and care a few paternal acres bound, content to breathe his native air in his own ground.
A God without dominion, providence, and final causes, is nothing else but fate and nature.
A God without dominion, providence, and final causes, is nothing else but fate and nature.
Who sees pale Mammom pine amidst his store,
Sees but a backward steward for the poor.
Who sees pale Mammom pine amidst his store,
Sees but a backward steward for the poor.
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
The sound must seem an echo to the sense.
The sound must seem an echo to the sense.
Blessed is he who expects nothing for he shall never be disappointed.
Blessed is he who expects nothing for he shall never be disappointed.
In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half hung.
In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half hung.
