If a man's character is to be abused there's nobody like a relative to do the business.
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Alexander Pope
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About Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most prominent English poets of the early 18th century. An exponent of Augustan literature, Pope is best known for his satirical and discursive poetry including An Essay on Criticism (1711), The Rape of the Lock (1712–1717), The Dunciad (1728–1743), and for his translations of Homer.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Alexander PopeA person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity.
Party-spirit at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few.
Woman's at best a contradiction still.
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.
For Forms of Government let fools contest whatever is best administered is best.
I find myself hoping a total end of all the unhappy divisions of mankind by party-spirit, which at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few.
One science only will one genius fit so vast is art, so narrow human wit.
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A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left.
All nature is but art unknown to thee.
True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, as those who move easiest have learned to dance.
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
Know then this truth, enough for man to know virtue alone is happiness below.
Health consists with temperance alone.