And not a vanity is given in vain.

Vanity Quotes, by Alexander Pope , Source: Essay on Man (ep. II, l. 290)

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Heaven forming each on other to depend, A master, or a servant, or a friend, Bids each on other for assistance call, Till one man's weakness grows the strength of all.

Weakness Quotes, by Alexander Pope , Source: Essay on Man (ep. II, l. 249)

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Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise; His pride in reasoning, not in acting lies.

Reason Quotes, by Alexander Pope , Source: Moral Essays (ep. 1, l. 117)

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And more than echoes talk along the walls.

Echo Quotes, by Alexander Pope , Source: Eloisa to Abelard (l. 306)

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Fire in each eye, and papers in each hand, They rave, recite, and madden round the land.

Oratory Quotes, by Alexander Pope , Source: Prologue to Satires (l. 5)

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But just disease to luxury succeeds, And ev'ry death its own avenger breeds.

Disease Quotes, by Alexander Pope , Source: Essay on Man (ep. III, l. 165)

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For I, who hold sage Homer's rule the best, Welcome the coming, speed the going guest.

Hospitality Quotes, by Alexander Pope , Source: Satire II (bk. II, l. 159)

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

Courtesy Quotes, by Alexander Pope

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Satire or sense, alas! Can Sporus feel? Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?

Satire Quotes, by Alexander Pope , Source: Prologue to Satires (l. 307), (Sporus is Lord John Hervey)

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Obliged by hunger and request of friends.

Hunger Quotes, by Alexander Pope , Source: Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot--Prologue to the Satires (l. 44)

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An honest man's the noblest work of God.

Honesty Quotes, by Alexander Pope

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Who dare to love their country, and be poor.

Love of country Quotes, by Alexander Pope , Source: On his Grotto at Twickenham

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Judges and senates have been bought for gold; Esteem and love were never to be sold.

Bribery Quotes, by Alexander Pope , Source: Essay on Man (ep. IV, l. 187)

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Thus unlamented pass the proud away, The gaze of fools and pageant of a day; So perish all, whose breast ne'er learn'd to glow For others' good, or melt at others' woe.

Pride Quotes, by Alexander Pope , Source: Memory of an Unfortunate Lady (l. 4)

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How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot.

Obscurity Quotes, by Alexander Pope , Source: Eloisa to Abelard (l. 207)

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A bachelor is one who enjoys the chase but does not eat the game.

Bachelors Quotes, by Alexander Pope

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False happiness is like false money; it passes for a long time as well as the true, and serves some ordinary occasions; but when it is brought to the touch, we find the lightness and alloy, and feel the loss.

Emotions Quotes, by Alexander Pope

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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.

Harmony Quotes, by Alexander Pope

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

Politeness Quotes, by Alexander Pope

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Wit is the lowest form of humor.

Wit Quotes, by Alexander Pope

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One science only will one genius fit, So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

Proverbs Quotes, by Alexander Pope , Source: Essay of Criticism (pt. I, l. 60)

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To err is human, to forgive, divine.

Proverbs Quotes, by Alexander Pope , Source: Essay on Criticism

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Envy will merit as its shade pursue, But like a shadow, proves the substance true.

Proverbs Quotes, by Alexander Pope , Source: Essay on Criticism (pt. II, l. 266)

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Men would be angels, angels would be gods.

Proverbs Quotes, by Alexander Pope , Source: Essay on Man (ep. I, l. 126)

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Hope springs eternal in the human breast, Man never is, but always to be blest.

Proverbs Quotes, by Alexander Pope , Source: Essay on Man (ep. I, l. 95)

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