Famous quotes containing the words pope and/or alexander:
“Good God! how often are we to die before we go quite off this stage? In every friend we lose a part of ourselves, and the best part.”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
“I thought when I was a young man that I would conquer the world with truth. I thought I would lead an army greater than Alexander ever dreamed of. Not to conquer nations, but to liberate mankind. With truth. With the golden sound of the Word. But only a few of them heard. Only a few of you understood. The rest of you put on black and sat in chapel.”
—Philip Dunne (1908–1992)