"Who breaks a butterfly on a wheel?" — Alexander Pope

"Who breaks a butterfly on a wheel?"

— 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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A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from… — Aristotle
To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today. — Isaac Asimov
It is not the Head but the Heart that is the Seat of Atheism. — Mary Astell
A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. — Francis Bacon
Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God. — Francis Bacon
I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal… — Francis Bacon
Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased… — Francis Bacon
You can educate yourself right out of a relationship with God. — Tammy Faye Bakker
People go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery,… — Mikhail Bakunin
Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the… — Douglas Adams
Women get more unhappy the more they try to liberate themselves. — Brigitte Bardot
Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination. — Edward Abbey

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