Best Alexander Pope Sayings
- In this commonplace world every one is said to be romantic who either admires a fine thing or does one. Admire
- Who breaks a butterfly on a wheel? Atheism
- Who builds a church to God and not to fame, Will never mark the marble with his name. Builds
- Careless of censure, nor too fond of fame, Still pleased to praise, yet not afraid to blame, Averse alike to flatter or offend, Not free… Afraid
- Nor Fame I slight, nor for her favors call; She comes unlooked for, if she comes at all . All
- Whenever I find a great deal of gratitude in a poor man, I take it for granted there would be as much generosity if he… Deal
- Astrologers that future fates foreshow. Astrologers
- You eat, in dreams, the custard of the day. Custard
- Where'er you walk cool gales shall fan the glade, Trees where you sit shall crowd into a shade. Where'er you tread the blushing flowers shall… All
- Hope springs eternal. Eternal
- Most women have no characters at all. All
- Here am I, dying of a hundred good symptoms. Dying
- Did some more sober critics come abroad? If wrong, I smil'd; if right, I kiss'd the rod. Abroad
- Good God! how often are we to die before we go quite off this stage? In every friend we lose a part of ourselves, and… Best
- We think our fathers fools, so wise we grow. Our wiser sons, no doubt will think us so. Doubt
- No writing is good that does not tend to better mankind in some way or other. Better
- Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty; it is not only needless, but it impairs what it would improve. Beauty
- Is it, in heav'n, a crime to love too well? Crime
- Let such teach others who themselves excel, And censure freely who have written well. Censure
- Genius creates, and taste preserves. Creates
- Nay, fly to altars; there they'll talk you dead; For fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Altars
- Chaos of thought and passion, all confused; Still by himself abused or disabused; Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all… Abused
- Here hills and vales, the woodland and the plain Here earth and water seem to strive again, Not chaos-like together crushed and bruised, But, as… Agree
- The soul's calm sunshine and heartfelt joy. Calm
- Passions are the gales of life. Gale
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