Reason, however able, cool at best, Cares not for service, or but serves when prest, Stays till we call, and then not often near. Alexander Pope More Quotes by Alexander Pope More Quotes From Alexander Pope The spider's touch, how exquisitely fine! Alexander Pope bugs garden life Where beams of imagination play, the memory's soft figures melt away. Alexander Pope play inspirational memories A naked lover bound and bleeding lies! Alexander Pope deceit naked lying Consult the Genius of the Place in all. Alexander Pope gardening genius religion Learn from the birds what food the thickets yield; Alexander Pope yield inspirational art Statesman, yet friend to truth! of soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear; Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end, Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend. Alexander Pope faithful soul friendship When we are young, we are slavishly employed in procuring something whereby we may live comfortably when we grow old; and when we are old, we perceive it is too late to live as we proposed. Alexander Pope aging may too-late Absent or dead, still let a friend be dear. Alexander Pope absent dear-friend friendship The young disease, that must subdue at length, Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his strength. Alexander Pope growth disease strength On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss and infidels adore. Alexander Pope kissing white might For he lives twice who can at once employ, Alexander Pope time-management life past For forms of government let fools contest; Whate'er is best administer'd is best. For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight; His can't be wrong whose life is in the right. In faith and hope the world will disagree, But all mankind's concern is charity. Alexander Pope government fighting life Where London's column, pointing at the skies, Like a tall bully, lifts the head, and lies. Alexander Pope bully sky lying See skulking Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of Casuistry heap'd o'er her head! Philosophy, that lean'd on Heav'n before, Shrinks to her second cause, and is no more. Physic of Metaphysic begs defence, And Metaphysic calls for aid on Sense! See Mystery to Mathematics fly! Alexander Pope mountain math philosophy By flatterers besieged And so obliging that he ne'er obliged. Alexander Pope obliged flatterer flattery How do we know that we have a right to kill creatures that we are so little above, as dogs, for our curiosity or even for some use to us? Alexander Pope curiosity vegetarianism dog It is not so much the being exempt from faults, as having overcome them, that is an advantage to us. Alexander Pope advantage faults overcoming Oft, as in airy rings they skim the heath, The clamtrous lapwings feel the leaden death; Oft, as the mounting larks their notes prepare They fall, and leave their little lives in air. Alexander Pope life death fall Condition, circumstance, is not the thing; Bliss is the same in subject or in king. Alexander Pope bliss kings happiness Good sense, which only is the gift of Heaven, And though no science, fairly worth the seven. Alexander Pope good-sense seven heaven
