Alexander Pope Quotes about Honesty

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An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.

An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.

Alexander Pope

Honesty, Motivation, Lying

Alexander Pope (1822). “The Works”, p.393

Let fortune do her worst, whatever she makes us lose, so long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence.

Alexander Pope

Inspirational, Honesty, Long

Alexander Pope (1776). “Works”, p.128

A disputant no more cares for the truth than the sportsman for the hare.

Alexander Pope

Truth, Honesty, Care

Alexander Pope, Alexander Chalmers (1807). “A Supplementary Volume to the Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Containing Pieces of Poetry, Not Inserted in Warburton's and Warton's Editions : and a Collection of Letters, Now First Published”, p.120