Alexander Pope Professions : Poet Born : May 21, 1688 Died : May 30, 1744 Browse All Authors Top 746 quotes by Alexander Pope The laughers are a majority. Alexander Pope majority laughter Passions are the gales of life. Alexander Pope passion literature life Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private. Alexander Pope adam devil men He best can paint them who shall feel them most. Alexander Pope painting paint feels What is it to be wise? Alexander Pope faults wisdom wise Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing. Alexander Pope women honesty wise In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind's concern is charity. Alexander Pope christian kindness world Vice is a monster of so frightful mien As to be hated needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace. Alexander Pope vices monsters needs Women use lovers as they do cards; they play with them a while, and when they have got all they can by them, throw them away, call for new ones, and then perhaps lose by the new all they got by the old ones. Alexander Pope women play cards Of all the causes which conspire to blind Man's erring judgement, and misguide the mind, What the weak head with strongest bias rules, Is PRIDE, the never-failing vice of fools. Alexander Pope failure pride men See how the World its Veterans rewards! Alexander Pope passion age life Fear not the anger of the wise to raise; Those best can bear reproof who merit praise. Alexander Pope merit wise bears Wine works the heart up, wakes the wit, Alexander Pope wine age heart Great oaks grow from little acorns. He has a green thumb. He has green fingers. He's sowing his wild oats. Here Ceres' gifts in waving prospect stand, And nodding tempt the joyful reaper's hand. Alexander Pope oats agriculture hands The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man's own eyes when they look upon his own person. Alexander Pope glasses eye men Then, at the last and only couplet fraught With some unmeaning thing they call a thought, A needless Alexandrine ends the song, That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along. Alexander Pope snakes lasts song An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded. Alexander Pope honesty motivation lying Curse on all laws but those which love has made. Alexander Pope law made life To swear is neither brave, polite, nor wise. Alexander Pope profanity brave wise Who dare to love their country, and be poor. Alexander Pope country-love poor country Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors
