A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.An Essay on Criticism, 1709
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Alexander Pope (1688–1744) was an English poet, best known for his satirical verse, epigrams, and translations. He is celebrated for his skill in the use of the heroic couplet and his works, such as "The Rape of the Lock" and "The Dunciad," are considered among the greatest in English literature.
1688–1744·lived 56 years
A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.An Essay on Criticism, 1709
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
The same ambition can destroy or save, and make a patriot as it makes a knave.An Essay on Man, Epistle II, 1734
Honor and shame from no condition rise. Act well your part: there all the honor lies.An Essay on Man, Epistle II, 1734
To err is human; to forgive, divine.An Essay on Criticism, 1709
The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads of learned lumber in his head.An Essay on Criticism, p. 25, 1709
Wit is the lowest form of humor.The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, p. 64, 1806
A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left.An Essay on Criticism, 1711
Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always to be blest.An Essay on Man, Epistle I, 1733
Health consists with temperance alone.Essay on Man, Epistle II, 1734
That’s all 10 quotes by Alexander Pope.