Alexander Pope

Be not the first by whom the new are tried, nor yet the last to lay the old aside. - Alexander Pope

The hidden harmony is better than the obvious. - Alexander Pope

Most authors steal their works, or buy. - Alexander Pope

Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of Mankind is Man. (from 'An Essay on Man, 1733) - Alexander Pope

To err is human, to forgive divine. - Alexander Pope