How happy is the blameless vestal's lot? The world forgetting, by the world forgot.

Quote by Alexander Pope

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At ev'ry word a reputation dies.

At ev'ry word a reputation dies.

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...

Of manners gentle, of affections mild; In wit a man, simplicity a child

Of manners gentle, of affections mild; In wit a man, simplicity a child

The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read With loads of learned lumber in his head.

The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read With loads of learned lumber in his head.

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...

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 proper study of Mankind is Man.

The proper study of Mankind is Man.

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.

Like Cato, give his little senate laws, and sit attentive to his own applause.

Like Cato, give his little senate laws, and sit attentive to his own applause.

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.

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...

Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends.

Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends.

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

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

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...

A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like...

A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like...

So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

'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...

Life would be perfect if: Mondays were fun, junk food was healthy, drama didn't exist,...

Life would be perfect if: Mondays were fun, junk food was healthy, drama didn't exist,...

It is failure that guides evolution; perfection provides no incentive for improvement, and nothing is...

It is failure that guides evolution; perfection provides no incentive for improvement, and nothing is...