“Know then this truth, enough for man to know virtue alone is happiness below.”
— Alexander Pope
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But blind to former as to future
“But blind to former as to future fate, what mortal knows his pre-existent state?”
— Alexander Pope
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A God without dominion, providence, and final
“A God without dominion, providence, and final causes, is nothing else but fate and nature.”
— Alexander Pope
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One science only will one genius fit;
“One science only will one genius fit; so vast is art, so narrow human wit.”
— Alexander Pope
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Hope springs eternal in the human breast:
“Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest.”
— Alexander Pope
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Some people will never learn anything, for
“Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon.”
— Alexander Pope
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For fools rush in where angels fear
“For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”
— Alexander Pope
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All nature is but art unknown to
“All nature is but art unknown to thee.”
— Alexander Pope
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True ease in writing comes from art,
“True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, as those who move easiest have learned to dance.”
— Alexander Pope
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Many men have been capable of doing
“Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.”
— Alexander Pope
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The way of the Creative works through
“The way of the Creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives its true nature and destiny and comes into permanent accord with the Great Harmony: this is what furthers and what perseveres.”
— Alexander Pope
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