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Slave to no sect, who takes no private road, But looks through Nature up to Natures God
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"Slave to no sect, who takes no private road, But looks through Nature up to Nature's God"

- Alexander Pope

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This quote by Alexander Pope is a call to be independent and to think for oneself. He is motivating the reader to not be bound by any particular sect or religion, however to seek to nature and to the divine for guidance. He is recommending that a person must not take the easy route and follow the crowd, but rather to aim to the natural world and to God for responses. He is promoting for a more spiritual technique to life, one that is not bound by any particular set of beliefs or teachings. He is suggesting that a person should look to the divine for guidance and to utilize nature as a source of inspiration. By doing so, one can discover their own path and be true to themselves. This quote is a suggestion to believe for oneself and to be open up to the possibilities that life needs to provide.

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Alexander Pope This quote is written / told by Alexander Pope between May 21, 1688 and May 30, 1744. He was a famous Poet from England. The author also have 88 other quotes.

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