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Order is heaven's first law.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: First Heaven Law Order

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A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Bees Business Crowd Curiosity Curious His Labor Like Nice Observer Observing Often Person Too Who Will

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For Forms of Government let fools contest; whatever is best administered is best.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Best Contest Fools Forms Government Whatever

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Know then this truth, enough for man to know virtue alone is happiness below.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Alone Below Enough Happiness Know Man Then Truth Virtue

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All nature is but art unknown to thee.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Art Nature Thee Unknown

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Passions are the gales of life.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Life Passions

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Fondly we think we honor merit then, When we but praise ourselves in other men.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Fondly Honor Men Merit Other Ourselves Praise Then Think

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Trust not yourself, but your defects to know, make use of every friend and every foe.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Defects Every Foe Friend Know Make Trust Use Your Yourself

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Those move easiest who have learn'd to dance.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Dance Easiest Move Those Who

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Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.

~Alexander Pope

Topics: Been Capable Cunning Doing Few Generous Many Men More Thing Very Wise

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Poet

Born: May 21st, 1688

Died: May 30th, 1744

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