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

Quote by Alexander Pope

Topics: Blessings Quotes

At every trifle take offence, that always shows great pride or little sense.

At every trifle take offence, that always shows great pride or little sense.

The ruling passion, be it what it will. The ruling passion conquers reason still.

The ruling passion, be it what it will. The ruling passion conquers reason still.

Lo! The poor Indian, whose untutored mind sees God in clouds, or hears him in...

Lo! The poor Indian, whose untutored mind sees God in clouds, or hears him in...

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

Party-spirit at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few.

Party-spirit at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few.

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...

Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but...

Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but...

The way of the Creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives...

The way of the Creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives...

Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As to be hated needs but to...

Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As to be hated needs but to...

For Forms of Government let fools contest; whatever is best administered is best.

For Forms of Government let fools contest; whatever is best administered is best.

The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man's own eyes when they look...

The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man's own eyes when they look...

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...

And all who told it added something new, and all who heard it, made enlargements...

And all who told it added something new, and all who heard it, made enlargements...

The vulgar boil, the learned roast, an egg.

The vulgar boil, the learned roast, an egg.

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

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

If a man's character is to be abused there's nobody like a relative to do...

If a man's character is to be abused there's nobody like a relative to do...

But Satan now is wiser than of yore, and tempts by making rich, not making...

But Satan now is wiser than of yore, and tempts by making rich, not making...

Vices and virtues are of a strange nature, for the more we have, the fewer...

Vices and virtues are of a strange nature, for the more we have, the fewer...

Too much work and too much energy kill a man just as effectively as too...

Too much work and too much energy kill a man just as effectively as too...

Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher

Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.