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Alexander Pope Quotes

By Simran Khurana, About.com

Leadership: Alexander Pope Quotes
A brave man thinks no one superior who does him injury; for make himself superior to the other by forgiveness.

Overcoming Adversity: Alexander Pope Quotes
A man should never be ashamed to own he has been wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

Excuses: Alexander Pope Quotes
An excuse is worse than a lie, for an excuse is a lie, guarded.

Wisdom: Alexander Pope Quotes
Be not the first by whom the new are tried, nor yet the last to lay the old aside.

Character: Alexander Pope Quotes
Honor and shame from no condition rise; Act well your part, there all the honor lies.

Death: Alexander Pope Quotes
Hope springs eternal in the human breast.

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