Alexander Pope · An Essay on Man; Moral Essays and Satires
All nature is but art unknown to thee,
All chance, direction which thou canst not see;
All discord, harmony not understood;
All partial evil, universal good;
And, spite of pride, in erring reason's spite,
One truth is clear, Whatever is, is right.Alexander Pope · An Essay on Man; Moral Essays and Satires
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On life's vast ocean diversely we sail,
Reason the card, but passion is the gale.Alexander Pope · An Essay on Man; Moral Essays and Satires
Read the saying and check its sourcesKnow then this truth (enough for man to know), — Virtue alone is happiness below.Alexander Pope · An Essay on Man; Moral Essays and Satires
Read the saying and check its sourcesExtremes in nature equal ends produce;
In man they join to some mysterious use.Alexander Pope · An Essay on Man; Moral Essays and Satires
Read the saying and check its sourcesWhat can ennoble sots or slaves or cowards?
Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards.Alexander Pope · An Essay on Man; Moral Essays and Satires
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