Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes,
Men would be angels, angels would be gods.
(An Essay On Man In Four Epistles: Epistle 1)
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Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.Alexander Pope
Religion blushing veils her sacred fires, And unawares morality expires. Nor public flame, nor private, dares to shine; Nor human spark is left nor glimpse divine; Lo thy dread empire, Chaos is restored; Light dies before thy uncreating.
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To make mankind in conscious virtue bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold.
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The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed today,
Had he thy reason, would he skip and play?
Alexander Pope
Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear,
And best distinguish'd by black, brown, or fair.
Alexander Pope
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