All are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body Nature is, and God the soul.

Quote by Alexander Pope

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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

So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

Know then this truth, enough for man to know virtue alone is happiness below.

Know then this truth, enough for man to know virtue alone is happiness below.

Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.

Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.

Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the...

Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the...

Those move easiest who have learn'd to dance.

Those move easiest who have learn'd to dance.

No one should be ashamed to admit they are wrong, which is but saying, in...

No one should be ashamed to admit they are wrong, which is but saying, in...

All nature is but art, unknown to thee; All chance, direction, which thou canst not...

All nature is but art, unknown to thee; All chance, direction, which thou canst not...

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

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

True, conscious honor is to feel no sin, he's armed without that's innocent within; be...

True, conscious honor is to feel no sin, he's armed without that's innocent within; be...

'Tis education forms the common mind; just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.

'Tis education forms the common mind; just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.

One science only will one genius fit; so vast is art, so narrow human wit.

One science only will one genius fit; so vast is art, so narrow human wit.

A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price...

A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price...

My garden, like my life, seems to me every year to want correction and require...

My garden, like my life, seems to me every year to want correction and require...

Remembrance and reflection how allied. What thin partitions divides sense from thought.

Remembrance and reflection how allied. What thin partitions divides sense from thought.

True, conscious honour is to feel no sin; he's armed without that's innocent within.

True, conscious honour is to feel no sin; he's armed without that's innocent within.

So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

All art requires courage.

All art requires courage.

The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.

The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.

The desire to know is natural to good men.

The desire to know is natural to good men.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.