Alexander Pope Quotes

Biography: Alexander Pope is known for being one of the most prominent English po... more Biography: Alexander Pope is known for being one of the most prominent English poets of the early 18th century, famed for his satirical verse and translation of Homer. Born in London in 1688, his notable works include "The Rape of the Lock" and "The Dunciad." Despite lifelong health issues, his sharp wit and masterful use of the heroic couplet left a lasting impact on English literature. less

"Blessed the man whose wish and care a few paternal acres bound""The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man's own eyes when they look upon his own person""Teach me to feel another's woe""Honour and shame from no condition rise""Virtue alone has majesty in death""Some people will never learn anything for this reason because they understand everything too soon""A sentiment worse than extravagance is avarice the extreme of economy""Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel""To err is human, to forgive, divine""A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong which is but saying in other words that he is wiser today than he was yesterday""True ease in writing comes from art not chance as those move easiest who have learn’d to dance""One thought of thee puts all the pomp to flight""Words are like leaves and where they most abound much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found""Charm strike the sight but merit wins the soul""To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves""Do good by stealth and blush to find it fame""Of all the causes which conspire to blind Man’s erring judgment and misguide the mind What the weak head with strongest bias rules Is pride the never-failing vice of fools""Blessed is the man who expects nothing for he shall never be disappointed""A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left""The more you read the more you will know the more you learn the more places you’ll go"

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