Alexander Pope ( 10 of 261 )
Fear not the anger of the wise to raise;
Those best can fear reproof who merit praise.
Fear not the anger of the wise to raise;
Those best can fear reproof who merit praise.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Praise undeserved is scandal in disguise.
Praise undeserved is scandal in disguise.
Blessed is he who expects nothing for he shall never be disappointed.
Blessed is he who expects nothing for he shall never be disappointed.
The glorious fault of angels and of gods.
The glorious fault of angels and of gods.
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.
An honest man's the noblest work of God.
An honest man's the noblest work of God.
To err is human; to forgive, divine. -Alexander Pope.
To err is human; to forgive, divine. -Alexander Pope.
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.
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.
