Nature and nature's laws lay hid in the night. God said, Let Newton be! and all was light!

Quote by Alexander Pope

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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...

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.

Virtue she finds too painful an endeavour, content to dwell in decencies for ever.

Virtue she finds too painful an endeavour, content to dwell in decencies for ever.

Writing is hard work and bad for the health.

Writing is hard work and bad for the health.

How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!

How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

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

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

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...

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...

Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.

Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.

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.

Trust not yourself, but your defects to know, make use of every friend and every...

Trust not yourself, but your defects to know, make use of every friend and every...

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools.

Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools.

Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.

Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.

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.

Those move easiest who have learn'd to dance.

Those move easiest who have learn'd to dance.

Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er...

Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er...

The learned is happy, nature to explore; The fool is happy, that he knows no...

The learned is happy, nature to explore; The fool is happy, that he knows no...

Passions are the gales of life.

Passions are the gales of life.