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But blind to former as to future fate, what mortal knows his pre-existent state?

Alexander Pope

Get place and wealth, if possible with grace; if not, by any means get wealth and place.

Alexander Pope

Wealth

Grace

Happy the man whose wish and care a few paternal acres bound, content to breathe his native air in his own ground.

Health consists with temperance alone.

Alexander Pope

Health

Temperance

Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends.

For Forms of Government let fools contest; whatever is best administered is best.

Alexander Pope

Government

Fools

At ev'ry word a reputation dies.

Alexander Pope

Reputation

Word

Act well your part, there all the honour lies.

Alexander Pope

Act

Lies

Men would be angels, angels would be gods.

All nature is but art unknown to thee.

Alexander Pope

Art

Nature

Never find fault with the absent.

Alexander Pope

Fault

An honest man's the noblest work of God.

Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.

And, after all, what is a lie? 'Tis but the truth in a masquerade.

Alexander Pope

Truth

Lie

But Satan now is wiser than of yore, and tempts by making rich, not making poor.