John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3637 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3637 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | For he lives twice who can at once employ The present well, and e’en the past enjoy. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Imitation of Martial. |
| Note 1. Ampliat ætatis spatium sibi vir bonus; hoc est Vivere bis vita posse priore frui (The good man prolongs his life; to be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice).—Martial, x. 237. See Cowley, Quotation 21. [back] |