Alas! poor human nature, pity, if hard pressed, degenerates into contempt.

Alas! poor human nature, pity, if hard pressed, degenerates into contempt.

So oft in theologic wars, The disputants, I ween, Rail on in utter ignorance Of what each other mean, And prate about an Elephant Not one of them has seen!

Tis well to borrow from the good and the great; 'Tis wise to learn: 'tis God-like to create!

Beauty intoxicates the eye, as wine does the body; both are morally fatal if indulged.

If Prometheus was worthy of the wrath of heaven for kindling the first fire upon earth, how ought all the gods honor the men who make it their professional business to put it out?

It is wise to learn; it is God-like to create.