Men would be angels Angels would be gods.
Weitere Zitate von Alexander Pope
Zum Autor"Know thyself, presume not God to scan;The proper study of mankind is man."
"Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame."
"The vanity of human life is like a river constantly passing away and yet constantly coming on."
"Till tired he sleeps and life's poor play is o'er."
"A little learning is a dangerous thing.Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring;There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,and drinking largely sobers us again."
"What so tedious as a twice-told tale?"