Alexander Pope Quotes

To err is human; to forgive, divine.
Alexander Pope

Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest.
Alexander Pope

Men would be angels, angels would be gods.
Alexander Pope

Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon.
Alexander Pope

How happy is the blameless vestal's lot? The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Alexander Pope

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope Quotes
		A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring. Alexander Pope Vote on this Quote: Bad <---> Good
		Author Details: Type: Poet Quotes Category: English Poet Quotes Date of Birth: May 21, 1688 Date of Death: May 30, 1744 Nationality: English Amazon: Alexander Pope on Amazon	Related Authors: John Keats Alfred Lord Tennyson William Wordsworth Robert Browning Elizabeth Barrett Browning W. H. Auden John Milton Percy Bysshe Shelley
		Select Alexander Pope Quotations: To err is human; to forgive, divine. Alexander Pope Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest. Alexander Pope Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Alexander Pope Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon. Alexander Pope How happy is the blameless vestal's lot? The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Alexander Pope Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Alexander Pope
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