Alexander Pope
English poet and satirist, 1688–1744. 2 explained quotes.
Shallow knowledge makes people overconfident; only deep study makes them humble and wise. Pope's advice is to learn deeply or not at all.
Read the full explanation →Everyone makes mistakes; forgiving them is what lifts us toward the divine. Pope wrote it to urge critics to be generous to struggling writers.
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About Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope was the leading English poet of the early eighteenth century, famous for satire, his translations of Homer and his polished rhyming couplets.
Pope’s couplets were made to be remembered, and more of his lines have become proverbs than almost any other poet’s except Shakespeare. Many people use them without knowing they come from him.
More lines by Pope
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- “Hope springs eternal in the human breast”An Essay on Man, 1734
- “For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”An Essay on Criticism, 1711