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 one should be ashamed to admit they are wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that they are wiser today than they were yesterday. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#ashamed #in other words #other #saying #should

For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight, His can't be wrong whose life is in the right. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#fight #his #life #modes #right

An honest man's the noblest work of God. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#honest #man #noblest #work

Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#first #last #lay #new #nor

All nature is but art unknown to thee. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#nature #thee #unknown

If a man's character is to be abused there's nobody like a relative to do the business. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#character #like #man #nobody #relative

Man never thinks himself happy, but when he enjoys those things which others want or desire. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#enjoys #happy #himself #man #never

Nature and nature's laws lay hid in the night. God said, Let Newton be! and all was light! ↗

— Alexander Pope

#hid #laws #lay #light #nature

Wit is the lowest form of humor. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#form #lowest #lowest form #wit