John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3745 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3745 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | Jove weighs affairs of earth in dubious scales, And the good suffers while the bad prevails. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Odyssey of Homer. Book vi. Line 229. |