Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.


The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Imitations of Horace (ed. 1797)


Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.

Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.

Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.

Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.