Alexander Pope

On life's vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#gale #life #ocean #passion #reasons

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

— Alexander Pope

#fit #genius #human #narrow #only

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

— Alexander Pope

#few #gain #madness #many

Passions are the gales of life. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#life #passions

Remembrance and reflection how allied. What thin partitions divides sense from thought. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#divides #how #partitions #reflection #remembrance

Satan is wiser now than before, and tempts by making rich instead of poor. ↗

— Alexander Pope

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Slave to no sect, who takes no private road, But looks through Nature up to Nature's God. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#looks #nature #private #road #sect

The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read With loads of learned lumber in his head. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#blockhead #head #his #learned #loads

The same ambition can destroy or save, and make a patriot as it makes a knave. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#destroy #knave #make #makes #patriot

The vulgar boil, the learned roast, an egg. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#egg #learned #roast #vulgar