Extremes in nature equal ends produce; In man they join to some mysterious use.

Quote by Alexander Pope

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How shall I lose the sin, yet keep the sense, and love the offender, yet...

How shall I lose the sin, yet keep the sense, and love the offender, yet...

'Tis true, perfection none must hope to find in all the world, much less in...

'Tis true, perfection none must hope to find in all the world, much less in...

Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise; His pride in reasoning, not in acting, lies

Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise; His pride in reasoning, not in acting, lies

Such were the notes thy once loved poet sung, Till death untimely stopped his tuneful...

Such were the notes thy once loved poet sung, Till death untimely stopped his tuneful...

To be angry is to revenge the faults of others upon ourselves

To be angry is to revenge the faults of others upon ourselves

Charms strike the sight; but merit wins the soul.

Charms strike the sight; but merit wins the soul.

And die of nothing but a rage to live.

And die of nothing but a rage to live.

Those move easiest who have learn'd to dance

Those move easiest who have learn'd to dance

Those move easiest who have learn'd to dance.

Those move easiest who have learn'd to dance.

While pensive poets painful vigils keep - Sleepless themselves to give their readers sleep

While pensive poets painful vigils keep - Sleepless themselves to give their readers sleep

Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to...

Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to...

Wit is the lowest form of humor.

Wit is the lowest form of humor.

So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

To observations which ourselves we make, we grow more partial for th' observer's sake.

To observations which ourselves we make, we grow more partial for th' observer's sake.

Lo, what huge heaps of littleness around!

Lo, what huge heaps of littleness around!

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

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

Satan is wiser now than before, and tempts by making rich instead of poor.

Satan is wiser now than before, and tempts by making rich instead of poor.

Never elated when someone's oppressed, never dejected when another one's blessed.

Never elated when someone's oppressed, never dejected when another one's blessed.

Gentle dullness ever loves a joke.

Gentle dullness ever loves a joke.

Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.

Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.