John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3446 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3446 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | Who combats bravely is not therefore brave, He dreads a death-bed like the meanest slave: Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise,— His pride in reasoning, not in acting lies. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Moral Essays. Epistle i. Line 115. |