John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Alexander Pope. (1688–1744) (continued) |
| 3673 |
| Life is not to be bought with heaps of gold: Not all Apollo’s Pythian treasures hold, Or Troy once held, in peace and pride of sway, Can bribe the poor possession of a day. |
| The Iliad of Homer. Book ix. Line 524. |
| 3674 |
| Short is my date, but deathless my renown. |
| The Iliad of Homer. Book ix. Line 535. |
| 3675 |
| Injustice, swift, erect, and unconfin’d, Sweeps the wide earth, and tramples o’er mankind. |
| The Iliad of Homer. Book ix. Line 628. |
| 3676 |
| A generous friendship no cold medium knows, Burns with one love, with one resentment glows. |
| The Iliad of Homer. Book ix. Line 725. |
| 3677 |
| To labour is the lot of man below; And when Jove gave us life, he gave us woe. |
| The Iliad of Homer. Book x. Line 78. |
| 3678 |
| Content to follow when we lead the way. |
| The Iliad of Homer. Book x. Line 141. |
| 3679 |
| He serves me most who serves his country best. 1 |
| The Iliad of Homer. Book x. Line 201. |
| 3680 |
| Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe, Are lost on hearers that our merits know. |
| The Iliad of Homer. Book x. Line 293. |
| 3681 |
| The rest were vulgar deaths, unknown to fame. |
| The Iliad of Homer. Book xi. Line 394. |
| 3682 |
| Without a sign his sword the brave man draws, And asks no omen but his country’s cause. |
| The Iliad of Homer. Book xii. Line 283. |
| 3683 |
| The life which others pay let us bestow, And give to fame what we to nature owe. |
| The Iliad of Homer. Book xii. Line 393. |
| 3684 |
| And seem to walk on wings, and tread in air. |
| The Iliad of Homer. Book xiii. Line 106. |
| 3685 |
| The best of things beyond their measure cloy. |
| The Iliad of Homer. Book xiii. Line 795. |
| 3686 |
| To hide their ignominious heads in Troy. |
| The Iliad of Homer. Book xiv. Line 170. |
| 3687 |
| Persuasive speech, and more persuasive sighs, Silence that spoke, and eloquence of eyes. |
| The Iliad of Homer. Book xiv. Line 251. |
| Note 1. He serves his party best who serves the country best.—Rutherford B. Hayes: Inaugural Address, March 5, 1877. [back] |