Alexander Pope Quotes & Sayings (Page 9)

“Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.”

“Party-spirit at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few.”

“Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be.”

“Gentle dullness ever loves a joke.”

“A brain of feathers, and a heart of lead.”

“Pride is still aiming at the best houses: Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell; aspiring to be angels men rebel.”

“In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.”

“If a man's character is to be abused there's nobody like a relative to do the business.”

“Nature and nature's laws lay hid in the night. God said, Let Newton be! and all was light!”

“Honor and shame from no condition rise. Act well your part: there all the honor lies.”