Tag: Alexander Pope
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There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far above all the quaintness of wit.
Alexander Pope
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A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
Alexander Pope
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All are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body Nature is, and God the soul.
Alexander Pope
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Genius creates, and taste preserves. Taste is the good sense of genius; without taste, genius is only sublime folly.
Alexander Pope
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Those move easiest who have learn’d to dance.
Alexander Pope
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But blind to former as to future fate, what mortal knows his pre-existent state?
Alexander Pope
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Get place and wealth, if possible with grace; if not, by any means get wealth and place.
Alexander Pope
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No one should be ashamed to admit he is wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.
Alexander Pope
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Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.
Alexander Pope
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True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, as those move easiest who have learn’d to dance.
Alexander Pope