| ’Tis education forms the common mind; | Moral Essays. |
| A mighty maze! but not without a plan. | Essay on Man. |
| Ask of the learned the way? The learned are blind; | Essay on Man. |
| The proper study of mankind is man. | Essay on Man. |
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| A little learning is a dangerous thing; | Essay on Criticism. |
| Some have at first for wits, then poets passed— | Essay on Criticism. |
| See from each clime the learned their incense bring, | Essay on Criticism. |
| For rising merit will buoy up at last. | Essay on Criticism. |
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| Tell (for you can) what is it to be wise.— | Essay on Man. |
| Virtue alone is happiness below; | Essay on Man. |
| Honor and shame from no condition rise, | Essay on Man. |
| And all our knowledge is ourselves to know. | Essay on Man. |
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| Who shall decide when doctors disagree? | Moral Essay. |
| One truth is clear, whatever is, is right. | Essay on Man. |
| Since men interpret texts, why should not we | January and May. |
| Read them by day and meditate by night? | Essay on Criticism. |