Part I

Then say not Man's imperfect, Heaven's in fault;

Say rather, Man's as perfect as he ought.

His knowledge measured to his state and place,

His time a moment, and a point his space.

If to be perfect in a certain sphere,

What matter, soon or late, or here or there?

The blest today is as completely so,

As who began a thousand years ago.

Alexander Pope, Essay on Man