Those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. Alexander Pope More Quotes by Alexander Pope More Quotes From Alexander Pope Truths would you teach, or save a sinking land? All fear, none aid you, and few understand. Alexander Pope understanding land fear I find myself hoping a total end of all the unhappy divisions of mankind by party-spirit, which at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few. Alexander Pope division party unhappy There is nothing that is meritorious but virtue and friendship. Alexander Pope virtue friendship In lazy apathy let stoics boast, their virtue fixed, 'tis fixed as in a frost. Alexander Pope empathy lazy apathy As some to church repair, Not for the doctrine, but the music there. These equal syllables alone require, Though oft the ear the open vowels tire While expletives their feeble aid do join, And ten low words oft creep in one dull line. Alexander Pope music church dull Let sinful bachelors their woes deplore; full well they merit all they feel, and more: unaw by precepts, human or divine, like birds and beasts, promiscuously they join. Alexander Pope woe merit bird Happy the man whose wish and care a few paternal acres bound, content to breathe his native air in his own ground. Alexander Pope laughter happiness men Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow: Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main. Alexander Pope blow numbers moving Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne. Alexander Pope thrones jealous brother Love finds an altar for forbidden fires. Alexander Pope forbidden short-love fire Here thou, great Anna! Whom three realms obey, / Dost sometimes counsel take—and sometimes tea. Alexander Pope three tea sometimes From Nature's chain whatever link you strike, Alexander Pope chains break links You beat your Pate, and fancy Wit will come: Knock as you please, there's no body at home. Alexander Pope fancy body home Some are bewildered in the maze of schools, And some made coxcombs nature meant but fools. Alexander Pope mazes nature school Who combats bravely is not therefore brave, He dreads a death-bed like the meanest slave: Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise,- His pride in reasoning, not in acting lies. Alexander Pope pride wise lying Plays round the head, but comes not to the heart. One self-approving hour whole years outweighs Of stupid starers and of loud huzzas; And more true joy Marcellus exil'd feels Than Cæsar with a senate at his heels. In parts superior what advantage lies? Tell (for you can) what is it to be wise? 'T is but to know how little can be known; To see all others' faults, and feel our own. Alexander Pope stupid wise lying They dream in courtship, but in wedlock wake. Alexander Pope marriage dream funny A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill. Alexander Pope grapes stones hair To pardon those absurdities in ourselves which we cannot suffer in others is neither better nor worse than to be more willing to be fools ourselves than to have others so. Alexander Pope pardon fool suffering What is fame? a fancied life in others' breath. Alexander Pope breaths fame
