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• Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.

  Alexander Pope

  Wise, Wisdom, Whole

  Alexander Pope (1824). “The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: With Notes and Illustrations”, p.35

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• At ev'ry word a reputation dies.

  Alexander Pope

  Reputation, Dies

  'The Rape of the Lock' (1714) canto 3, l. 16

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• Some old men, continually praise the time of their youth. In fact, you would almost think that there were no fools in their days, but unluckily they themselves are left as an example.

  Alexander Pope

  Time, Men, Thinking

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• All are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body Nature is, and God the soul.

  Alexander Pope

  Life, God, Nature

  'An Essay on Man' Epistle 1 (1733) l. 267

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• Love the offender, yet detest the offense.

  Alexander Pope

  Sin, Offense, Offence

  Alexander Pope (1848). “The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author”, p.136

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• As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.

  Alexander Pope

  Tree, Twigs, Bent

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• The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man's own eyes when they look upon his own person.

  Alexander Pope

  Eye, Men, Glasses

  Alexander Pope (1778). “The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Four Volumes Complete. With His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements. Carefully Collated and Compared with Former Editions: Together with Notes from the Various Critics and Commentators”, p.297

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• Sure of their qualities and demanding praise, more go to ruined fortunes than are raised.

  Alexander Pope

  Arrogance, Quality, Praise

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• Two purposes in human nature rule. Self- love to urge, and reason to restrain.

  Alexander Pope

  Love, Acceptance, Self

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• He who serves his brother best gets nearer God than all the rest.

  Alexander Pope

  Brother

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• No writing is good that does not tend to better mankind in some way or other.

  Alexander Pope

  Writing, Doe, Way

  Alexander Pope (1847). “The works of Alexander Pope, with notes and illustrations, by himself and others. To which are added, a new life of the author [&c.] by W. Roscoe”, p.232

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• Religion blushing, veils her sacred fires, And unawares Morality expires.

  Alexander Pope

  Fire, Religion, Veils

  'The Dunciad' (1742) bk. 4, l. 649

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• To swear is neither brave, polite, nor wise.

  Alexander Pope

  Wise, Brave, Profanity

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• Genius creates, and taste preserves.

  Alexander Pope

  Sublime, Intelligence, Genius

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• Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.

  Alexander Pope

  Winning, Sight, Soul

  'The Rape of the Lock' (1714) canto 5, l. 33

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• It often happens that those are the best people whose characters have been most injured by slanderers: as we usually find that to be the sweetest fruit which the birds have been picking at.

  Alexander Pope

  Character, People, Bird

  Alexander Pope, Alexander Chalmers (1807). “A Supplementary Volume to the Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Containing Pieces of Poetry, Not Inserted in Warburton's and Warton's Editions : and a Collection of Letters, Now First Published”, p.130

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• Vice is a monster of so frightful mien As to be hated needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.

  Alexander Pope

  Vices, Monsters, Needs

  'An Essay on Man' Epistle 2 (1733) l. 217

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• A tree is a nobler object than a prince in his coronation-robes.

  Alexander Pope

  Nature, Tree, Robes

  Alexander Pope, Pat Rogers (2008). “The Major Works”, p.574, Oxford University Press

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• Who dies in youth and vigour, dies the best.

  Alexander Pope

  Death, Youth, Dies

  Homer, Alexander Pope, Gilbert Wakefield (1796). “The Iliad of Homer: Translated by Alexander Pope, Esq. A new edition, with additional notes, critical and illustrative, by Gilbert Wakefield, B.A. ...”, p.12

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• 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.

  Alexander Pope

  Women, Play, Cards

  Alexander Pope, William Roscoe (1824). “The Works of Alexander Pope: Esq. with Notes and Illustrations by Himself and Others. To which are Added, a New Life of the Author, an Estimate of His Poetical Character and Writings, and Occasional Remarks”, p.313

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• Condition, circumstance, is not the thing; Bliss is the same in subject or in king.

  Alexander Pope

  Happiness, Kings, Bliss

  Alexander Pope (1835). “The works of Alexander Pope; with a memoir of the author, notes [&c.] by G. Croly”, p.63

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• Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private.

  Alexander Pope

  Men, Devil, Adam

  Alexander Pope, Alexander Chalmers (1807). “A Supplementary Volume to the Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Containing Pieces of Poetry, Not Inserted in Warburton's and Warton's Editions : and a Collection of Letters, Now First Published”, p.123

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• Get your enemy to read your works in order to mend them, for your friend is so much your second self that he will judge too like you.

  Alexander Pope

  Self, Order, Judging

  Alexander Pope, Alexander Chalmers (1807). “A Supplementary Volume to the Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Containing Pieces of Poetry, Not Inserted in Warburton's and Warton's Editions : and a Collection of Letters, Now First Published”, p.126

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• That character in conversation which commonly passes for agreeable is made up of civility and falsehood.

  Alexander Pope

  Character, Hypocrisy, Civility

  Alexander Pope, Alexander Chalmers (1807). “A Supplementary Volume to the Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Containing Pieces of Poetry, Not Inserted in Warburton's and Warton's Editions : and a Collection of Letters, Now First Published”, p.128

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

  Alexander Pope

  Beauty, Eye, Winning

  'The Rape of the Lock' (1714) canto 5, l. 33

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