Alexander Pope

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

— Alexander Pope

#charms #eyes #may #merit #pretty

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

#being in love #ever #friend #hate #hates

A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#dangerous thing #deep #drink #learning #little

Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#anything #because #everything #learn #never

To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#faults #others #ourselves #revenge

Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#disappointed #expects #man #never #ninth

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. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#divisions #end #few #find #gain

Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#capable #cunning #doing #few #generous

For Forms of Government let fools contest; whatever is best administered is best. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#best #contest #fools #forms #government

The difference is too nice - Where ends the virtue or begins the vice. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#difference #ends #nice #too #vice