Hope springs eternal in the human breast.

Alexander Pope, "An Essay on Man"

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This comes from Alexander Pope's 'An Essay on Man', an 18th-century philosophical poem about human limits, pride, reason, and our place in a larger order. Alexander Pope (1688–1744) was an English poet famed for satirical verse and his celebrated translation of Homer.

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Alexander Pope, "İnsan Üzerine Bir Deneme"

Bu söz Alexander Pope'un 'An Essay on Man' adlı 18. yüzyıl felsefi şiirinden gelir; insan sınırları, gurur, akıl ve daha büyük bir düzen içindeki yerimiz üzerine düşünür. Alexander Pope (1688–1744), hiciv şiirleri ve Homeros çevirisiyle ünlenen İngiliz şairdi.

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