Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.

Pope, Alexander. "To Gay, Twickenham, Oct. 16, 1727." Alexander Pope: Selected Letters, edited by Howard Erksine-Hill. Oxford University Press, 2000, no. 16.

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Pope, Alexander. Letter to John Gay. 6 Oct. 1727.

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