A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.

Quote by John Dryden

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The intoxication of anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides...

The intoxication of anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides...

Sometimes we see things not as they are but as we are: Love brings understanding

Sometimes we see things not as they are but as we are: Love brings understanding

The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one.

The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one.

Errors like straws upon the surface flow: Who would search for pearls must dive below

Errors like straws upon the surface flow: Who would search for pearls must dive below

He loved me well: so well he could but die - To show he loved...

He loved me well: so well he could but die - To show he loved...

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

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...

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Bold knaves thrive without one grain of sense, but good men starve for want of...

Bold knaves thrive without one grain of sense, but good men starve for want of...

Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

Look round the habitable world, how few Know their own good, or, knowing it, pursue!

Look round the habitable world, how few Know their own good, or, knowing it, pursue!

Words are but pictures of our thoughts.

Words are but pictures of our thoughts.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store

More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store

Love is not in our choice but in our fate.

Love is not in our choice but in our fate.

Love is love's reward.

Love is love's reward.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Even victors are by victories undone.

Even victors are by victories undone.

Successful crimes alone are justified.

Successful crimes alone are justified.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.