Beauty that shocks you, parts that none will trust, Wit that can creep, and pride that licks the dust. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Awake, my St. John! leave all meaner things To low ambition and the pride of kings. Let us (since life can little… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Ask for what end the heavenly bodies shine, Earth for whose use? Pride answers, 'Tis for mine For me kind nature wakes… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Who combats bravely is not therefore brave, He dreads a death-bed like the meanest slave: Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise,-… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Of all the causes which conspire to blind Man's erring judgement, and misguide the mind, What the weak head with strongest bias… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies; All quit their sphere and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Pride is still aiming at the best houses: Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods, if angels… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Yet graceful ease, and sweetness void of pride, Might hide her faults, if belles had faults to hide: If to her share… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
“Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defence, And fills up all the mighty void of sense! If once right reason… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
At every trifle take offence, that always shows great pride or little sense. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
“In pride, in reasoning pride, our error lies; All quit their sphere and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Thus unlamented pass the proud away, The gaze of fools and pageant of a day; So perish all, whose breast ne'er learn'd… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
“But where's the man, who counsel can bestow, Still pleas'd to teach, and yet not proud to know? Unbias'd, or by favour… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
“All this dread order break- for whom? for thee? Vile worm!- oh madness! pride! impiety!” — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
At every trifle take offense, that always shows great pride or little sense. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise; His pride in reasoning, not in acting, lies — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defence, and fills up all the mighty void of sense. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Trace Science, then, with Modesty thy guide, First strip off all her equipage of Pride, Deduct what is but Vanity or Dress,… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
At every trifle, scorn to take offence; that always shows great pride, or little sense — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
How do we know that we have a right to kill creatures that we are so little above, as dogs, for our curiosity or… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart; To make mankind, in conscious virtue… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Let such teach others who themselves excel, And censure freely who have written well. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
For I, who hold sage Homer's rule the best, Welcome the coming, speed the going guest. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Like following life through creatures you dissect, You lose it in the moment you detect. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
When two people compliment each other with the choice of anything, each of them generally gets that which he likes least. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Such labour'd nothings, in so strange a style, Amaze th' unlearn'd and make the learned smile. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
She went from opera, park, assembly, play, To morning walks, and prayers three hours a day. To part her time 'twixt reading and bohea,… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
I am satisfied to trifle away my time, rather than let it stick by me. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
The greatest advantage I know of being thought a wit by the world is, that it gives one the greater freedom of playing the… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
