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 DRYDENBoldness is a mask for fear, however great.
More John Dryden Quotes
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The scum that rises upmost, when the nation boils.
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Long pains, with use of bearing, are half eased.
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Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is with thoughts of what may be.
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They, who would combat general authority with particular opinion, must first establish themselves a reputation of understanding better than other men.
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Parting is worse than death; it is death of love!
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Death in itself is nothing; but we fear to be we know not what, we know not where.
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Repentance is but want of power to sin.
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Mighty things from small beginnings grow.
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Tis a good thing to laugh at any rate; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness.
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The glorious lamp of heaven, the radiant sun, Is Nature’s eye.
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Politicians neither love nor hate.
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Truth is the foundation of all knowledge and the cement of all societies.
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Be slow to resolve, but quick in performance.
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At home the hateful names of parties cease, And factious souls are wearied into peace.
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The conscience of a people is their power.
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