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Alexander Pope: Men, some to...

Alexander Pope: Men, some to...

Men, some to business, some to pleasure take;
But every woman is at heart a rake.


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Alexander Pope: Now lap-dogs give...

Alexander Pope: Now lap-dogs give...

Now lap-dogs give themselves the rousing shake,
And sleepless lovers, just at twelve,...

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Alexander Pope: Heav'n, as its...

Alexander Pope: Heav'n, as its...

Heav'n, as its purest gold, by tortures tried;
The saint sustained it, but the woman...

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Alexander Pope: O happiness! our...

Alexander Pope: O happiness! our...

O happiness! our being's end and aim!
Good, pleasure, ease, content! whate'er thy name:
That something still...

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Alexander Pope: On wrongs swift...

Alexander Pope: On wrongs swift...

On wrongs swift vengeance waits.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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Alexander Pope: How often are...

Alexander Pope: How often are...

How often are we to die before we go quite off this stage? In every friend we lose a part of ourselves, and the best...

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Alexander Pope: She sighs for...

Alexander Pope: She sighs for...

She sighs for ever on her pensive bed,
Pain at her side, and Megrim at her head.


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Alexander Pope: Some old men,...

Alexander Pope: Some old men,...

Some old men, continually praise the time of their youth. In fact, you would almost think that there were no fools in...

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Alexander Pope: Praise undeserved, is...

Alexander Pope: Praise undeserved, is...

Praise undeserved, is satire in disguise.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Alexander Pope: What dire offence...

Alexander Pope: What dire offence...

What dire offence from am'rous causes springs,
What mighty contests rise from trivial...

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Alexander Pope: True friendship's laws...

Alexander Pope: True friendship's laws...

True friendship's laws are by this rule expressed,
Welcome the coming, speed the parting...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Theirs not to...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Theirs not to...

Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die.


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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: A louse in...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: A louse in...

A louse in the locks of literature.

Source: In Evan Charteris, Life and Letters of...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: And when they...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: And when they...

And when they buried him the little port
Had seldom seen a costlier funeral.


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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: After it, follow...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: After it, follow...

After it, follow it,
Follow The Gleam.


Source: Merlin and The Gleam
--...

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Oscar Wilde: Life imitates art...

Oscar Wilde: Life imitates art...

Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Oscar Wilde: Of course the...

Oscar Wilde: Of course the...

Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if one plays good music, people don't listen, and if one plays bad...

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Oscar Wilde: Most people die...

Oscar Wilde: Most people die...

Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never...

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Oscar Wilde: Literature always anticipates...

Oscar Wilde: Literature always anticipates...

Literature always anticipates life. It does not copy it, but molds it to its purpose.

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J August Strindberg: Silence hides nothing....

J August Strindberg: Silence hides nothing....

Silence hides nothing. Words conceal.

Source: 'Ghost Sonata'
-- J August...

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