What riches give us let us then inquire: Meat, fire, and clothes. What more? Meat, clothes, and fire. Is this too little? Alexander Pope More Quotes by Alexander Pope More Quotes From Alexander Pope In every work regard the writer's end, Since none can compass more than they intend. Alexander Pope regard compass ends The soul, uneasy and confin'd from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come. Alexander Pope veronica-mars soul home Beauty that shocks you, parts that none will trust, Wit that can creep, and pride that licks the dust. Alexander Pope dust pride character If faith itself has different dresses worn, What wonder modes in wit should take their turn? Alexander Pope different dresses wonder Intestine war no more our passions wage, Alexander Pope passion bears war And each blasphemer quite escape the rod, Because the insult's not on man, but God? Alexander Pope swearing insult men No creature smarts so little as a fool. Alexander Pope fool smart littles Give me again my hollow tree A crust of bread, and liberty! Alexander Pope liberty tree giving Giving advice is many times only the privilege of saying a foolish thing one's self, under the pretense of hindering another from doing one. Alexander Pope self advice giving To buy books as some do who make no use of them, only because they were published by an eminent printer, is much as if a man should buy clothes that did not fit him, only because they were made by some famous tailor. Alexander Pope clothes men book But see how oft ambition's aims are cross'd, and chiefs contend 'til all the prize is lost! Alexander Pope ambition crosses lost To balance Fortune by a just expense, Join with Economy, Magnificence. Alexander Pope magnificence economics balance Mark what unvary'd laws preserve each state, Laws wise as Nature, and as fixed as Fate. Alexander Pope fate wise law So upright Quakers please both man and God. Alexander Pope quaker men religion There is nothing wanting to make all rational and disinterested people in the world of one religion, but that they should talk together every day. Alexander Pope together people religion All nature mourns, the skies relent in showers; hushed are the birds, and closed the drooping flowers. Alexander Pope flower rain sky Thus unlamented pass the proud away, Alexander Pope woe proud pride A pear-tree planted nigh: Alexander Pope pears fruit tree Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defence, and fills up all the mighty void of sense. Alexander Pope void pride steps Pleasure, or wrong or rightly understood, Alexander Pope understood pleasure evil
