Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.

- Alexander Pope

The worst of madmen is a saint run mad.

- Alexander Pope

Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for a time, leave us the weaker ever after.

- Alexander Pope

Party-spirit at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few.

- Alexander Pope

Slave to no sect, who takes no private road, But looks through Nature up to Nature's God.

- Alexander Pope

The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads of learned lumber in his head.

- Alexander Pope

'Tis not enough your counsel still be true; Blunt truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do.

- Alexander Pope

True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can.

- Alexander Pope

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

Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be.

- Alexander Pope

Woman's at best a contradiction still.

- Alexander Pope

The world forgetting, by the world forgot.

- Alexander Pope

A cherub's face, a reptile all the rest.

- Alexander Pope

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

- Alexander Pope

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

- Alexander Pope

Honor and shame from no condition rise. Act well your part: there all the honor lies.

- Alexander Pope

Not always actions show the man; we find who does a kindness is not therefore kind.

- Alexander Pope

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

- Alexander Pope

Never was it given to mortal man - To lie so boldly as we women can.

- Alexander Pope

An honest man's the noblest work of God.

- Alexander Pope