Cavil you may, but never criticise. Alexander Pope More Quotes by Alexander Pope More Quotes From Alexander Pope As some to Church repair, not for the doctrine, but the music there. Alexander Pope doctrinemusicchurch Vast chain of being! which from God began, Natures ethereal, human, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach, from infinite to Thee, From Thee to nothing. Alexander Pope angelnatureeye See plastic Nature working to this end, The single atoms each to other tend, Attract, attracted to, the next in place Form'd and impell'd its neighbor to embrace. Alexander Pope atomsnextnature And write about it, Goddess, and about it! Alexander Pope goddesswriting Lo! the poor Indian! whose untutor'd mind Alexander Pope godcloudsscience We think our fathers fools, so wise we grow. Our wiser sons, no doubt will think us so. Alexander Pope wisefunnyfather What will a child learn sooner than a song? Alexander Pope songchildren The best way to prove the clearness of our mind, is by showing its faults; as when a stream discovers the dirt at the bottom, it convinces us of the transparency and purity of the water. Alexander Pope convince-usmindwater So modern 'pothecaries, taught the art By doctor's bills to play the doctor's part, Bold in the practice of mistaken rules, Prescribe, apply, and call their masters fools. Alexander Pope doctorspracticeart Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood. Alexander Pope justicehandsblood Love, Hope, and Joy, fair pleasure's smiling train, Hate, Fear, and Grief, the family of pain, These mix'd with art, and to due bounds confin'd Make and maintain the balance of the mind. Alexander Pope painhateart Is not absence death to those who love? Alexander Pope saying-good-byeabsencelove Some judge of authors' names, not works, and then Nor praise nor blame the writings, but the men. Alexander Pope nameswritingmen The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read With loads of learned lumber in his head. Alexander Pope stupid-peoplewisdomeducation Some men's wit is like a dark lantern, which serves their own turn and guides them their own way, but is never known (according to the Scripture phrase) either to shine forth before men, or to glorify their Father in heaven. Alexander Pope darkmenfather Words are like Leaves; and where they most abound, Much Fruit of Sense beneath is rarely found. Alexander Pope fruitwritingknowledge No louder shrieks to pitying heaven are cast, When husbands or lap-dogs breathe their last. Alexander Pope husbanddogloss A family is but too often a commonwealth of malignants. Alexander Pope commonwealthfamily Homer excels all the inventors of other arts in this: that he has swallowed up the honor of those who succeeded him. Alexander Pope inventorhonorart Beauty draws us with a single hair. Alexander Pope tressesdrawshair
