John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3423 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 3423 |
AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
QUOTATION: | For forms of government let fools contest; Whate’er is best administer’d is best. For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight; His can’t be wrong whose life is in the right. 1 In faith and hope the world will disagree, But all mankind’s concern is charity. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Essay on Man. Epistle iii. Line 303. |
Note 1. See Cowley, Quotation 4. [back] |