Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope
Alexander Popewas an 18th-century English poet. He is best known for his satirical verse, as well as for his translation of Homer. Famous for his use of the heroic couplet, he is the second-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth21 May 1688
wine soul flow
Drink is the feast of reason and the flow of soul.
motivation lying excuse
An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.
rivers vanity life-is-like
The vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on.
waiting vengeance
On wrongs swift vengeance waits.
lying tasks twenties
He who tells a lie is not sensible of how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one.
dance art moving
True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, as those who move easiest have learned to dance.
blessed men expect-nothing
Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.
athlete delight pursuit
True disputants are like true sportsmen: their whole delight is in the pursuit.
daughter nature light
Aurora now, fair daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with rosy light the dewy lawn.
design sublime genius
Genius creates, and taste preserves. Taste is the good sense of genius; without taste, genius is only sublime folly.
envy shadow shade
Envy will merit as its shade pursue, But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
eye men glasses
The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man's own eyes when they look upon his own person.
dance wisdom time
Not to go back is somewhat to advance, and men must walk, at least, before they dance.
women play cards
Women use lovers as they do cards; they play with them a while, and when they have got all they can by them, throw them away, call for new ones, and then perhaps lose by the new all they got by the old ones.