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

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Art Fit Genius Human Narrow Only Science Vast Will Wit

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

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Faith Fight His Life Modes Right Whose Wrong

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Who shall decide when doctors disagree, And soundest casuists doubt, like you and me?

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Decide Disagree Doctors Doubt Like Me Shall Who You

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How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Cautious Doubt How Prone Wise

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Get place and wealth, if possible with grace; if not, by any means get wealth and place.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Any Get Grace Means Place Possible Wealth

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Gentle dullness ever loves a joke.

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Topics: Dullness Ever Gentle Joke Loves

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In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Alike Aside Fantastic Fashions First Hold Last Lay New Nor Old Rule Same Too Tried Whom Will Words

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Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Admire Approve Fools Men Sense

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A wit with dunces, and a dunce with wits.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Dunce Dunces Wit Wits

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The vulgar boil, the learned roast, an egg.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Boil Egg Learned Roast Vulgar

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Poet

Born: May 21st, 1688

Died: May 30th, 1744

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