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Alexander Pope Quotes - Page 3

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As with narrow-necked bottles; the less they have in them, the more noise they make in pouring out.

As with narrow-necked bottles; the less they have in them, the more noise they make in pouring out.

People, Bottles, Pouring

'Miscellanies' (1727) vol. 2 'Thoughts on Various Subjects'

Vice is a monster of so frightful mien As to be hated needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.

Vices, Monsters, Needs

'An Essay on Man' Epistle 2 (1733) l. 217

The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd

Love, Sunshine, Remembrance

Alexander Pope, William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Colley Cibber (1804). “The poetical works of Alexander Pope: with his last corrections, additions and improvements”, p.164

Love the offender, yet detest the offense.

Sin, Offense, Offence

Alexander Pope (1848). “The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author”, p.136

Man never thinks himself happy, but when he enjoys those things which others want or desire.

Men, Thinking, Desire

The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man's own eyes when they look upon his own person.

Eye, Men, Glasses

Alexander Pope (1778). “The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Four Volumes Complete. With His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements. Carefully Collated and Compared with Former Editions: Together with Notes from the Various Critics and Commentators”, p.297

True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can.

Self, Literature, Easy

"Familiar Short Sayings of Great Men". Book by Samuel Arthur Bent, p. 451, 1887.

As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.

Tree, Twigs, Bent

There is no study that is not capable of delighting us after a little application to it.

Littles, Study, Application

Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.

Winning, Sight, Soul

'The Rape of the Lock' (1714) canto 5, l. 33

How index-learning turns no student pale, Yet holds the eel of science by the tail!

Science, Eels, Library

Alexander Pope (1856). “The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope”, p.247

Truth needs not flowers of speech.

Truth, Flower, Needs

Women use lovers as they do cards; they play with them a while, and when they have got all they can by them, throw them away, call for new ones, and then perhaps lose by the new all they got by the old ones.

Women, Play, Cards

Alexander Pope, William Roscoe (1824). “The Works of Alexander Pope: Esq. with Notes and Illustrations by Himself and Others. To which are Added, a New Life of the Author, an Estimate of His Poetical Character and Writings, and Occasional Remarks”, p.313

Sure of their qualities and demanding praise, more go to ruined fortunes than are raised.

Arrogance, Quality, Praise

Let fortune do her worst, whatever she makes us lose, so long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence.

Inspirational, Honesty, Long

Alexander Pope (1776). “Works”, p.128

It often happens that those are the best people whose characters have been most injured by slanderers: as we usually find that to be the sweetest fruit which the birds have been picking at.

Character, People, Bird

Alexander Pope, Alexander Chalmers (1807). “A Supplementary Volume to the Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Containing Pieces of Poetry, Not Inserted in Warburton's and Warton's Editions : and a Collection of Letters, Now First Published”, p.130

Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private.

Men, Devil, Adam

Alexander Pope, Alexander Chalmers (1807). “A Supplementary Volume to the Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Containing Pieces of Poetry, Not Inserted in Warburton's and Warton's Editions : and a Collection of Letters, Now First Published”, p.123

The most positive men are the most credulous.

Positive, Success, Attitude

'Miscellanies' (1727) vol. 2 'Thoughts on Various Subjects'

All are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body Nature is, and God the soul.

Life, God, Nature

'An Essay on Man' Epistle 1 (1733) l. 267

Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll; charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.

Beauty, Eye, Winning

'The Rape of the Lock' (1714) canto 5, l. 33

The best way to prove the clearness of our mind, is by showing its faults; as when a stream discovers the dirt at the bottom, it convinces us of the transparency and purity of the water.

Convince Us, Water, Mind

Alexander Pope, William Roscoe (1847). “The works of Alexander Pope, esq., with notes and illustrations, by himself and others. To which are added, a new life of the author, an Estimate of his poetical character and writings, and occasional remarks by William Roscoe, esq”, p.378

Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest.

Hope, Spring, Men

An Essay on Man Epistle 1, l. 95 (1733)

I begin where most people end, with a full conviction of the emptiness of all sorts of ambition, and the unsatisfactory nature of all human pleasures.

Ambition, People, Emptiness

Alexander Pope (1853). “The poetical works of Alexander Pope”, p.73

There is but one way I know of conversing safely with all men; that is, not by concealing what we say or do, but by saying or doing nothing that deserves to be concealed.

Men, Doing Nothing, Way

Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce (1831). “The poetical works of Alexander Pope”

To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart

Art, Soul, Genius

'The Rape of the Lock' (1714) canto 1, l. 1

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