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

Quote by Alexander Pope

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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...

Slave to no sect, who takes no private road, But looks through Nature up to...

Slave to no sect, who takes no private road, But looks through Nature up to...

Never find fault with the absent.

Never find fault with the absent.

The most positive men are the most credulous.

The most positive men are the most credulous.

Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.

Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.

Honor and shame from no condition rise. Act well your part: there all the honor...

Honor and shame from no condition rise. Act well your part: there all the honor...

A man of business may talk of philosophy; a man who has none may practice...

A man of business may talk of philosophy; a man who has none may practice...

An honest man is the noblest work of God.

An honest man is the noblest work of God.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

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...

T is true,t is certain; man though dead retains, Part of himself: the immortal mind...

T is true,t is certain; man though dead retains, Part of himself: the immortal mind...

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...

At every word a reputation dies.

At every word a reputation dies.

Wit is the lowest form of humor.

Wit is the lowest form of humor.

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

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

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...

There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far above all the quaintness of...

There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far above all the quaintness of...

Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll; charms strike the sight, but merit wins...

Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll; charms strike the sight, but merit wins...

At ev'ry word a reputation dies.

At ev'ry word a reputation dies.

Praise undeserved, is satire in disguise.

Praise undeserved, is satire in disguise.