We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.

Quote by John Dryden

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Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; And every little absence is an...

Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; And every little absence is an...

Love thou the rose, yet leave it on its stem.

Love thou the rose, yet leave it on its stem.

There is a pleasure in being mad which none but madmen know.

There is a pleasure in being mad which none but madmen know.

Great wits are sure to madness near allied - And thin partitions do their bounds...

Great wits are sure to madness near allied - And thin partitions do their bounds...

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Love is not in our choice but in our fate.

Love is not in our choice but in our fate.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne'er pardon who have done wrong.

Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne'er pardon who have done wrong.

Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery...

Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery...

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Death in itself is nothing; but we fear to be we know not what, we...

Death in itself is nothing; but we fear to be we know not what, we...

When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat. Yet, fooled by hope, men favour the...

When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat. Yet, fooled by hope, men favour the...

And plenty makes us poor.

And plenty makes us poor.

War is the trade of Kings.

War is the trade of Kings.

They can conquer who believe they can

They can conquer who believe they can

Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts

Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts

There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his...

There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his...

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have...

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have...

The Beatles will exist without us.

The Beatles will exist without us.