"In every work regard the writer's end, Since……" — Alexander Pope
"In every work regard the writer's end, Since none can compass more than they intend."
—
Alexander Pope
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
532 Quotes by Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope has 532 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
Atheists put on false courage and alacrity in the midst of their darkness and apprehensions, like children who, when they…
-
The scripture in times of disputes is like an open town in times of war, which serves in differently the…
-
For lo! the board with cups and spoons is crowned.The berries crackle, and the mill turns round ... At once…
-
Coffee which makes the politician wise, and see through all things with his half-shut eyes.
-
Drink is the feast of reason and the flow of soul.
-
Be silent always when you doubt your sense.
-
O peace! how many wars were waged in thy name.
-
Consult the genius of the place, that paints as you plant, and as you work.
-
At every trifle take offense, that always shows great pride or little sense.
-
An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.
-
A wise physician, skill'd our wounds to heal, is more than armies to the public weal.
-
Is there a parson much bemused in beer, a maudlin poetess, a rhyming peer, a clerk foredoom'd his father's soul…
See all 532 quotes by Alexander Pope »
More Compass Quotes
This quote is filed under Compass Quotes,
one of 303 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long…
— Saint Augustine
-
Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man;…
— Marcus Aurelius
-
So I'm just waiting until one party or the other actually gets a moral compass and a backbone.
— John Perry Barlow
-
Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars,…
— Joseph Addison
-
My moral compass swings far to the left, but when it comes to gratuitous violence, I have trouble.
— Michael Biehn
-
I think if you look at people, whether in business or government, who haven't had any moral compass, who've just…
— Michael Bloomberg
-
We all have our convictions formed by different things, and mine are informed by my faith, they're informed by the…
— Kirk Cameron
-
If people use common sense and their own guiding moral compass, I think they'll generally stay out of trouble.
— Steve Chabot
-
It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass any object however great.
— William Ellery Channing
-
History is not everything, but it is a starting point. History is a clock that people use to tell their…
— John Henrik Clarke
-
Nearly all Americans have ancestors who braved the oceans-liberty-loving risk takers in search of an ideal-the largest voluntary migrations in…
— George H. W. Bush
-
Sink the Bible to the bottom of the ocean, and still man's obligations to God would be unchanged. He would…
— Henry Ward Beecher
See all 303 Compass Quotes »