Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way: Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on, And see the dangers that we cannot shun.
JOHN DRYDENBlown roses hold their sweetness to the last.
More John Dryden Quotes
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Sure there’s contagion in the tears of friends.
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The conscience of a people is their power.
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Order is the greatest grace.
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Treason is greatest where trust is greatest.
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Great souls forgive not injuries till time has put their enemies within their power, that they may show forgiveness is their own.
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Reason to rule, mercy to forgive: The first is law, the last prerogative. Life is an adventure in forgiveness.
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By education most have been misled.
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Errors like straws upon the surface flow, Who would search for pearls to be grateful for often must dive below.
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Virtue is her own reward.
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Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; and every little absence is an age.
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Present joys are more to flesh and blood Than a dull prospect of a distant good.
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Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave deserves the fair.
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They that possess the prince possess the laws.
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Beware the fury of a patient man.
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For secrets are edged tools, And must be kept from children and from fools.
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