Maxioms by Alexander Pope
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.
Know then, unnumber'd Spirits round thee fly,
The light Militia of the lower sky.
Know then, unnumber'd Spirits round thee fly,
The light Militia of the lower sky.
Get place and wealth, if possible, with grace;
If not, by any means get wealth and place.
Get place and wealth, if possible, with grace;
If not, by any means get wealth and place.
A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
And more than echoes talk along the walls.
And more than echoes talk along the walls.