John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3813 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 3813 |
AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
QUOTATION: | Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. 1 |
ATTRIBUTION: | Letter to Gay, Oct. 6, 1727. |
Note 1. Pope calls this the eighth beatitude (Roscoe’s edition of Pope, vol. x. page 184). [back] |