Alexander Pope ( 10 of 261 )
Praise undeserved is scandal in disguise.
Praise undeserved is scandal in disguise.
Be niggards of advice on no pretense;
For the worst avarice is that of sense.
Be niggards of advice on no pretense;
For the worst avarice is that of sense.
To wake the soul by tender strokes of art,
To raise the genius, and to mend the heart;
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To wake the soul by tender strokes of art,
To raise the genius, and to mend the heart;
To make mankind, in conscious virtue bold,
Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold--
For this the tragic Muse first trod the stage.
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Here, thou, great Anna! whom three realms obey,
Dost sometimes counsel take--and sometimes tea.
Here, thou, great Anna! whom three realms obey,
Dost sometimes counsel take--and sometimes tea.
The glorious fault of angels and of gods.
The glorious fault of angels and of gods.
Blessed is he who expects nothing for he shall never be disappointed.
Blessed is he who expects nothing for he shall never be disappointed.
To err is human; to forgive, divine. -Alexander Pope.
To err is human; to forgive, divine. -Alexander Pope.
A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left.
A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left.
