+ Sleep and death, two twins of winged race, Of matchless swiftness, but of silent pace. Read explanation Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Alexander Pope, Death, Sleep, Swiftness, 0 Alexander Pope Poet · England
+ The hog that ploughs not, not obeys thy call, Lives on the labours of this lord of all. Read explanation Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Alexander Pope, Dependency, Labor, Obedience, 0 Alexander Pope Poet · England
+ With ev’ry pleasing, ev’ry prudent part, Say, what can Chloe want?-She wants a heart. Read explanation Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Alexander Pope, Desire, Emotion, Love, 0 Alexander Pope Poet · England
+ Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow; The rest is all but leather and prunello. Read explanation Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Alexander Pope, Identity, Materialism, Worth, 0 Alexander Pope Poet · England
+ Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe, Are lost on hearers that our merits know. Read explanation Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Alexander Pope, Friendship, Merit, Recognition, 0 Alexander Pope Poet · England
+ Whether with Reason, or with Instinct blest, Know, all enjoy that pow’r which suits them best. Read explanation Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Alexander Pope, Instinct, Power, Reason, 0 Alexander Pope Poet · England
+ Fair tresses man’s imperial race ensnare; And beauty draws us with a single hair. Read explanation Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Alexander Pope, Attraction, Beauty, Power, 0 Alexander Pope Poet · England
+ On life’s vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale. Read explanation Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Alexander Pope, Life, Passion, Reason, 0 Alexander Pope Poet · England
Most men spend the best part of their lives making the remaining part wretched. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
One must laugh before one is happy, or one may die without ever laughing at all. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
