Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Quote by John Dryden

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And plenty makes us poor.

And plenty makes us poor.

Roused by the lash of his own stubborn tail our lion now will foreign foes...

Roused by the lash of his own stubborn tail our lion now will foreign foes...

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

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor...

When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor...

Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone.

Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone.

There's a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times...

There's a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times...

Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres.

Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres.

Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure

Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure

He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount...

He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount...

And love's the noblest frailty of the mind.

And love's the noblest frailty of the mind.

Fool that I was, upon my eagle's wings I bore this wren, till I was...

Fool that I was, upon my eagle's wings I bore this wren, till I was...

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

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!

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

But love's a malady without a cure.

But love's a malady without a cure.

When mistrust comes in, love goes out.

When mistrust comes in, love goes out.

I couldn't take my eyes off him. Like a desert wanderer afraid of mirages, I...

I couldn't take my eyes off him. Like a desert wanderer afraid of mirages, I...

It is a beautiful trait in the lovers character, that they think no evil of...

It is a beautiful trait in the lovers character, that they think no evil of...