Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man. Alexander Pope More Quotes by Alexander Pope More Quotes From Alexander Pope The people's voice is odd, It is, and it is not, the voice of God. Alexander Pope oddvoicepeople There various news I heard of love and strife,Of peace and war, health, sickness, death, and life,Of loss and gain, of famine and of store,Of storms at sea, and travels on the shore,Of prodigies, and portents seen in air,Of fires and plagues, and stars with blazing hair,Of turns of fortune, changes in the state,The fall of favourites, projects of the great,Of aid mismanagements, taxations new:All neither wholly false, nor wholly true. Alexander Pope starswarfall I think a good deal may be said to extenuate the fault of bad Poets. What we call a Genius, is hard to be distinguish'd by a man himself, from a strong inclination: and if his genius be ever so great, he can not at first discover it any other way, than by giving way to that prevalent propensity which renders him the more liable to be mistaken. Alexander Pope strongmenthinking Hope springs eternal. Alexander Pope motivationhopeinspirational Tis from high Life high Characters are drawn; A Saint in Crape is twice a Saint in Lawn: A Judge is just, a Chanc'llor juster still; A Gownman learn'd; a Bishop what you will; Wise if a minister; but if a King, More wise, more learn'd, more just, more ev'rything. Alexander Pope kingswisecharacter Age and want sit smiling at the gate. Alexander Pope gatesagewant At present we can only reason of the divine justice from what we know of justice in man. When we are in other scenes, we may have truer and nobler ideas of it; but while we are in this life, we can only speak from the volume that is laid open before us. Alexander Pope divine-justicemenideas Let fortune do her worst, whatever she makes us lose, so long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence. Alexander Pope honestyinspirationallong Our plenteous streams a various race supply, The bright-eyed perch with fins of Tyrian dye, The silver eel, in shining volumes roll'd, The yellow carp, in scales bedropp'd with gold, Swift trouts, diversified with crimson stains, And pikes, the tyrants of the wat'ry plains. Alexander Pope racelakesyellow I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came. Alexander Pope lispnumbers Some praise at morning what they blame at night, but always think the last opinion right. Alexander Pope morningnightthinking Nature made every fop to plague his brother, Just as one beauty mortifies another. Alexander Pope plaguebrothermade Do you find yourself making excuses when you do not perform? Shed the excuses and face reality. Excuses are the loser's way out. They will mar your credibility and stunt your personal growth. Alexander Pope finding-yourselfgrowthreality Say, will the falcon, stooping from above, Smit with her varying plumage, spare the dove? Admires the jay the insect's gilded wings? Or hears the hawk when Philomela sings? Alexander Pope dovehawkswings The difference is as great between The optics seeing as the objects seen. All manners take a tincture from our own; Or come discolor'd through out passions shown; Or fancy's beam enlarges, multiplies, Contracts, inverts, and gives ten thousand dyes. Alexander Pope passiondifferencesgiving With sharpen'd sight pale Antiquaries pore, Th' inscription value, but the rust adore. This the blue varnish, that the green endears; The sacred rust of twice ten hundred years. Alexander Pope sightblueyears But to the world no bugbear is so great, As want of figure and a small estate. Alexander Pope povertywantworld Tis strange the miser should his cares employTo gain those riches he can ne'er enjoy;Is it less strange the prodigal should wasteHis wealth to purchase what he ne'er can taste? Alexander Pope richescaretaste He knows to live who keeps the middle state, and neither leans on this side nor on that. Alexander Pope moderationstatessides In a sadly pleasing strain, let the warbling lute complain. Alexander Pope strainmusiccomplaining
