"Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon.

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What Reason weaves, by Passion is undone.

More Alexander Pope quotes
"The feast of reason and the flow of soul.
"The ruling passion be it what it will the ruling passion conquers reason still.
"The ruling passion be it what it will The ruling passion conquers reason still.
"Know then thyself, presume not God to scan,The proper study of mankind is Man.Placed on this isthmus of a middle state,A being darkly wise and rudely ...
"chaos of thought and passion, all confus'd.