"Know then thyself, presume not God to scan;……" — Alexander Pope
"Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man."
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532 Quotes by Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope has 532 quotes on this site.
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Atheists put on false courage and alacrity in the midst of their darkness and apprehensions, like children who, when they…
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The scripture in times of disputes is like an open town in times of war, which serves in differently the…
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For lo! the board with cups and spoons is crowned.The berries crackle, and the mill turns round ... At once…
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Coffee which makes the politician wise, and see through all things with his half-shut eyes.
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Drink is the feast of reason and the flow of soul.
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Be silent always when you doubt your sense.
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O peace! how many wars were waged in thy name.
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Consult the genius of the place, that paints as you plant, and as you work.
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At every trifle take offense, that always shows great pride or little sense.
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An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.
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A wise physician, skill'd our wounds to heal, is more than armies to the public weal.
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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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Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.
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The gods too are fond of a joke.
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We have domesticated God's transcendence. We often learn about God at about the same time as we are learning about…
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Yes, all fundamentalists feel that in a secular society, God has been relegated to the margin, to the periphery and…
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Whatever man uses without the fear of God, whatever he applies to the mere gratifying of his flesh, cannot fail…
— Johann Arndt
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If I were to say, 'God, why me?' about the bad things, then I should have said, 'God, why me?'…
— Arthur Ashe
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To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today.
— Isaac Asimov
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If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will…
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I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.
— Francis of Assisi
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It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.
— Francis of Assisi
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