Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest. – Alexander Pope
An excuse is worse than a lie, for an excuse is a lie, guarded. – Alexander Pope

Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest. – Alexander Pope
An excuse is worse than a lie, for an excuse is a lie, guarded. – Alexander Pope
Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing. – Alexander Pope
Know then thyself, presume not God to scan The proper study of mankind is man. – Alexander Pope