Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
Ambition first sprung from your blest abodes: the glorious fault of angels and of gods.
Alexander Pope
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
Literary Historian
Poet
Translator
the City
Pope the Poet
Alexander I Pope
Alexander
I Pope
First
Fault
Angels
Glorious
Gods
Faults
Abodes
Angel
Blest
Ambition
Abode
Firsts
Sprung
More quotes by Alexander Pope
Is there no bright reversion in the sky, For those who greatly think or bravely die?
Alexander Pope
But thousands die without or this or that, Die, and endow a college or a cat.
Alexander Pope
What bosom beast not in his country's cause?
Alexander Pope
Satire's my weapon, but I'm too discreet To run amuck, and tilt at all I meet.
Alexander Pope
Heaven from all creatures hides the book of Fate.
Alexander Pope
No one should be ashamed to admit they are wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that they are wiser today than they were yesterday.
Alexander Pope
Consult the genius of the place, that paints as you plant, and as you work.
Alexander Pope
Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
Alexander Pope
He best can paint them who shall feel them most.
Alexander Pope
The season when to come, and when to go, to sing, or cease to sing, we never know.
Alexander Pope
What nature wants, commodious gold bestows 'Tis thus we cut the bread another sows.
Alexander Pope
The worst of madmen is a saint run mad.
Alexander Pope
'Tis not enough your counsel still be true Blunt truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do.
Alexander Pope
Pleasure, or wrong or rightly understood, Our greatest evil, or our greatest good.
Alexander Pope
Virtuous and vicious every man must be, few in the extreme, but all in the degree.
Alexander Pope
Content if hence th' unlearn'd their wants may view, The learn'd reflect on what before they knew.
Alexander Pope
Yes, I am proud I must be proud to see Men not afraid of God, afraid of me.
Alexander Pope
On life's vast ocean diversely we sail, Reason the card, but passion is the gale Nor God alone in the still calm we find, He mounts the storm, and walks upon the wind.
Alexander Pope
How index-learning turns no student pale, Yet holds the eel of science by the tail!
Alexander Pope
E'en Sunday shines no Sabbath day to me.
Alexander Pope
