False happiness is like false money; it passes for a time as well as the true, and serves some ordinary occasions; but when it is brought to the touch, we find the lightness and alloy, and feel the loss. Alexander Pope (1688 – 1744)
Alexander Pope Quote – “Let fortune do her worst…”
Let fortune do her worst, whatever she makes us lose, so long as she never makes us lose our honesty and independence. Alexander Pope (1688 – 1744)
Alexander Pope Quote – “All are but parts of one stupendous whole.”
All are but parts of one stupendous whole. Alexander Pope (1688 – 1744)
Alexander Pope Quote – “A man should never be ashamed to…”
A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday. Alexander Pope (1688 – 1744)
Alexander Pope Quote – “Know then thyself…”
Know then thyself, presume not God to scan, the proper study of mankind is man. Alexander Pope (1688 – 1744)
Alexander Pope Quote – “Condition, circumstance, is not the thing…”
Condition, circumstance, is not the thing; bliss is the same in subject or in king. Alexander Pope (1688 – 1744)
