Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Alexander Pope More Quotes by Alexander Pope More Quotes From Alexander Pope A king may be a tool, a thing of straw; but if he serves to frighten our enemies, and secure our property, it is well enough; a scarecrow is a thing of straw, but it protects the corn. Alexander Pope tools kings enemy Monuments, like men, submit to fate. Alexander Pope submit fate men To the Elysian shades dismiss my soul, where no carnation fades. Alexander Pope paradise shade soul I lose my patience, and I own it too, Alexander Pope demand criticism law At ev'ry word a reputation dies. Alexander Pope reputation dies The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, and wretches hang that jurymen may dine. Alexander Pope judging law may Order is heaven's first law. Alexander Pope math happiness order A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn. Alexander Pope lawns saint The villain's censure is extorted praise. Alexander Pope censure villain praise There is but one way I know of conversing safely with all men; that is, not by concealing what we say or do, but by saying or doing nothing that deserves to be concealed. Alexander Pope doing-nothing men way There never was any party, faction, sect, or cabal whatsoever, in which the most ignorant were not the most violent; for a bee is not a busier animal than a blockhead. Alexander Pope ignorant party animal Oh, blindness to the future! kindly giv'n, That each may fill the circle mark'd by heaven. Alexander Pope future circles heaven Whate'er the talents, or howe'er designed, We hang one jingling padlock on the mind. Alexander Pope padlocks talent mind The grave unites; where e'en the great find rest, And blended lie th' oppressor and th' oppressed! Alexander Pope graves oppressed lying Thus God and nature linked the gen'ral frame, And bade self-love and social be the same. Alexander Pope god-and-nature social self But those who cannot write, and those who can, All rhyme, and scrawl, and scribble, to a man. Alexander Pope scribbles writing men Therefore they who say our thoughts are not our own because they resemble the Ancients, may as well say our faces are not our own, because they are like our Fathers: And indeed it is very unreasonable, that people should expect us to be Scholars, and yet be angry to find us so. Alexander Pope may father people Avoid Extremes; and shun the fault of such Who still are pleas'd too little or too much. Alexander Pope faults too-much littles The race by vigour, not by vaunts, is won. Alexander Pope vaunt race success When two people compliment each other with the choice of anything, each of them generally gets that which he likes least. Alexander Pope choices two people
