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" Go, wiser thou! and in thy scale of sense
Weigh thy Opinion against Providence;
Call Imperfection what thou fancy'st such,
Say, here he gives too little, there too much;
Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust,(9)
Yet cry, If Man's unhappy, God's unjust;
If Man alone ingross not Heav'n's high care,
Alone made perfect here, immortal there:
Snatch from his hand the balance(10) and the rod,
Re-judge his justice, be the GOD of GOD! "

Alexander Pope , An Essay on Man


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Alexander Pope quote : Go, wiser thou! and in thy scale of sense<br />Weigh thy Opinion against Providence;<br />Call Imperfection what thou fancy'st such,<br />Say, here he gives too little, there too much;<br />Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust,(9)<br />Yet cry, If Man's unhappy, God's unjust;<br />If Man alone ingross not Heav'n's high care,<br />Alone made perfect here, immortal there:<br />Snatch from his hand the balance(10) and the rod,<br />Re-judge his justice, be the GOD of GOD!