"Is that a birthday? 'tis, alas! too clear;……" — Alexander Pope

Is that a birthday? 'tis, alas! too clear; 'Tis but the funeral… - Alexander Pope

"Is that a birthday? 'tis, alas! too clear; 'Tis but the funeral of the former year."

— Alexander Pope

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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…

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To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
We live in an age of instant knowledge. And there's almost a sense of entitlement to that. — J. J. Abrams
Education is the best provision for old age. — Aristotle
Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age. — Aristotle
It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. — Aristotle
I love things that age well - things that don't date, that stand the test of time and that become… — Giorgio Armani
I knew from the age of 16 that I wanted to be a writer because I just didn't think I… — Paul Auster
The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next. — Matthew Arnold
You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters has to be real. — Victoria Abril
In every age 'the good old days' were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time.… — Brooks Atkinson
Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise. — Margaret Atwood
For years I wanted to be older, and now I am. — Margaret Atwood

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