Quote by Alexander Pope
Order is Heavens first law; and this confessed, some are, and must

Order is Heavens first law; and this confessed, some are, and must be, greater than the rest, more rich, more wise; but who infers from hence that such are happier, shocks all common sense. Condition, circumstance, is not the thing; bliss is the same in subject or in king. – Alexander Pope

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Our rural ancestors, with little blest,
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Blest paper-credit! last and best supply! That lends corruption lighter wings to fly! – Alexander Pope

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Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control. – Denis Diderot

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An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one. – George Mikes

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When liberty destroys order the hunger for order will destroy liberty. – Will Durant

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