Alexander Pope Quotes

Enjoy our collection of quotes by famous people like Alexander Pope. He was born on May 21, 1688 and died on May 30, 1744. He was an eighteenth-century English poet. These quotes cover the entire range from thoughful to inspirational. We hope you enjoy these quotes by Alexander Pope as one of the famous people and poets in the world. Here are some of our favorite excerpts from his work; "Act well your part, there all the honour lies."; "All nature is but art unknown to thee."; and, "And all who told it added something new, and all who heard it, made enlargements too."

No woman ever hates a man for being in love with her, but many a woman hate a man for being a friend to her.
Alexander Pope

See my lips tremble, and my eye-balls roll,/ Suck my last breath, and catch my flying soul!
Alexander Pope

Never elated when someone's oppressed, never dejected when another one's blessed.
Alexander Pope

To err is human, to forgive divine.
Alexander Pope

Trust not yourself, but your defects to know. Make use of every friend and every foe.
Alexander Pope

Wit is the lowest form of humor.
Alexander Pope

A God without dominion, providence, and final causes, is nothing else but fate and nature.
Alexander Pope

A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left.
Alexander Pope

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






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