Quote by Alexander Pope

Satan is wiser now than before, and tempts by making rich instead of poor.

Satan is wiser now than before, and tempts by making rich in

Summary

This quote suggests that Satan has evolved and become more cunning over time. Instead of tempting people with poverty and suffering, he now appeals to their desire for wealth and material possessions. It implies that Satan's tactics have adapted to the changing times, understanding that enticing individuals with riches can be just as effective in leading them astray from righteousness.

Topics

Evil

By Alexander Pope

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Madness is rare in individuals - but in groups, parties, nat

Madness is rare in individuals - but in groups, parties, nations, and ages it is the rule.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Age Rules Nations

Such is life. We grow up. Planets like Tiny get new moons. M

Such is life. We grow up. Planets like Tiny get new moons. Moons like me get new planets.

Life Friendship Growing Up Inspirational Metaphor

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid gr

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

George Washington

Freedom

He's a novice, but he's had these - he's experienced in lead

He's a novice, but he's had these - he's experienced in leadership in tight circumstances. He started - he dropped the first bomb, led the first air strike into North Vietnam.

James Stockdale

Well I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of

Well I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of the conversation changes, and also the goals of the conversation change. But it doesn't mean that the whole world would be a lot better if it were totally run by women. If you think that, you've forgotten high school.

Madeleine Albright

Change

I don't know now if I'm funny. I just keep talking and hope

I don't know now if I'm funny. I just keep talking and hope that I hit something that's funny.

Funny

Cincinnati is honourably famous for its free schools, of whi

Cincinnati is honourably famous for its free schools, of which it has so many that no person's child among its population can, by possibility, want the means of education.

Charles Dickens

Education Schools Cincinnati

Love is staying up all night with a sick child - or a health

Love is staying up all night with a sick child - or a healthy adult.

Parenting

Sunscreen is my number 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 tip. I'm a fanatic,

Sunscreen is my number 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 tip. I'm a fanatic, partially because I live in L.A. and have fair skin and freckles, and partially because of my kids. My mom always made me wear sunscreen and I'm trying to be that mom for them.

Mom

very funny my sarcastic friend

very funny my sarcastic friend

Cassandra Clare

Clary Fray Jace

Economic growth without social progress lets the great major

Economic growth without social progress lets the great majority of people remain in poverty, while a privileged few reap the benefits of rising abundance.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Economics

I want to be able to look back and say, 'I've done everythin

I want to be able to look back and say, 'I've done everything I can, and I was successful.' I don't want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I'd like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along.

Change