Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Pope's Essays

1. "Trust not yourself; but your defects to know, make use of every friend - and every foe." (line 13-14, An Essay on Criticism)

  • This quote means that you should not trust in yourself but you should know your weaknesses. It also says to "make use" which I think means to learn from every friend and every enemy. I learned that I should not think so highly of myself that I don't even know my weaknesses. It is important to know my weaknesses so that I can be aware of them and improve on them. Every friend or enemy possesses something that can be learned. It is not only friends that can provide something to learn from. Friends can show you good qualities and traits that you want (that is if you have good friends). You can ask yourself questions like, "What quality is it that my friend has that I appreciate, and how can I enhance that quality in my life?" While enemies can show you bad qualities that you want to get rid of in your life. You can ask questions like "What things annoy me or anger me about my enemy that I might also do, and how can I change that in my life?"
2. "What the weak head with strongest bias rules, is pride, the never-failing vice of fools." (line 4-5, An Essay on Criticism)
  • This quote means that those people who are not the best thinkers, yet have a very big bias, are extremely prideful. Pride is evident in foolish people. I learned that I have to keep an eye on my personal bias and not let it get the best of me. I also need to learn to get rid of my pride. I have lots of pride about many things; grades, society, being a senior, etc. Those things are not good to be focused on all the time. I do not want to be perceived as a fool. If I see others being prideful instead of judging them I need to take a look at what I do. Because often what I don't like in others is what I myself do.

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