Alexander Pope Quotes, Sick Quotes, Secret Quotes

The cabinets of the sick and the closets of the dead have been ransacked to publish private letters and divulge to all mankind the most secret sentiments of friendship.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Alexander Pope Quotes , Sick Quotes , Secret Quotes

The hog that ploughs not, not obeys thy call, Lives on the labours of this lord of all.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Alexander Pope Quotes , Lord Quotes , Swine Quotes

Not always actions show the man; we find who does a kindness is not therefore kind.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Alexander Pope Quotes , Kindness Quotes , Men Quotes

In lazy apathy let stoics boast, their virtue fix'd: 't is fix'd as in a frost; contracted all, retiring to the breast; but strength of mind is exercise, not rest.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Alexander Pope Quotes , Being Strong Quotes , Exercise Quotes

I lose my patience, and I own it too, When works are censur'd, not as bad but new; While if our Elders break all reason's laws, These fools demand not pardon but Applause.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Alexander Pope Quotes , Law Quotes , Criticism Quotes

Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare; And beauty draws us with a single hair.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Alexander Pope Quotes , Beauty Quotes , Men Quotes

I would not be like those Authors, who forgive themselves some particular lines for the sake of a whole Poem, and vice versa a whole Poem for the sake of some particular lines. I believe no one qualification is so likely to make a good writer, as the power of rejecting his own thoughts.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Alexander Pope Quotes , Believe Quotes , Forgiving Quotes

Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call it pleasure, and contentment these.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Alexander Pope Quotes , Contentment Quotes , Ease Quotes

What Tully said of war may be applied to disputing: "It should be always so managed as to remember that the only true end of it is peace." But generally true disputants are like true sportsmen,--their whole delight is in the pursuit; and the disputant no more cares for the truth than the sportsman for the hare.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Alexander Pope Quotes , War Quotes , Delight Quotes

No more was seen the human form divine.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Alexander Pope Quotes , Divine Quotes , Form Quotes

Hope travels through, nor quits us when we die.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Alexander Pope Quotes , Hope Quotes , Quitting Quotes

Art still followed where Rome's eagles flew.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Alexander Pope Quotes , Art Quotes , Eagles Quotes

As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Alexander Pope Quotes , Tree Quotes , Twigs Quotes

And write about it, Goddess, and about it!

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Alexander Pope Quotes , Writing Quotes

Let such teach others who themselves excel, And censure freely who have written well.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Alexander Pope Quotes , Teaching Quotes , Intellectual Quotes

Party-spirit at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Alexander Pope Quotes , Party Quotes , Political Quotes

Let fortune do her worst, whatever she makes us lose, so long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Alexander Pope Quotes , Inspirational Quotes , Honesty Quotes

Two purposes in human nature rule. Self- love to urge, and reason to restrain.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Alexander Pope Quotes , Love Quotes , Acceptance Quotes

True self-love and social are the same.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Alexander Pope Quotes , Self Quotes , Self Love Quotes

Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild; In Wit a man; Simplicity, a child.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Alexander Pope Quotes , Children Quotes , Men Quotes