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The world forgetting, by the world forgot.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Forgetting Forgot World

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The learned is happy, nature to explore; The fool is happy, that he knows no more.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Explore Fool Happy He Knows Learned More Nature

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Health consists with temperance alone.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Alone Consists Health Temperance

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Lo! The poor Indian, whose untutored mind sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Clouds God Hears Him Indian Mind Poor Sees Whose Wind

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The proper study of Mankind is Man.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Man Mankind Proper Study

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Never elated when someone's oppressed, never dejected when another one's blessed.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Another Blessed Dejected Elated Never Oppressed Someone

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True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, as those move easiest who have learn'd to dance.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Art Chance Dance Ease Easiest Move Those True Who Writing

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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

Topics: Being Being In Love Ever Friend Hate Hates Her Love Man Many Woman

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'Tis education forms the common mind; just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Bent Common Education Forms Inclined Just Mind Tis Tree Twig

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Satan is wiser now than before, and tempts by making rich instead of poor.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Before Instead Making Now Poor Rich Satan Than Wiser

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Poet

Born: May 21st, 1688

Died: May 30th, 1744

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