Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Quote by John Dryden

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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...

Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, But Genius must be born; and...

Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, But Genius must be born; and...

Love is love's reward.

Love is love's reward.

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.

All heiresses are beautiful

All heiresses are beautiful

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Thou strong seducer, Opportunity!

Thou strong seducer, Opportunity!

Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is, with thoughts of what may...

Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is, with thoughts of what may...

By viewing Nature, Nature's handmaid, art, makes mighty things from small beginnings grow.

By viewing Nature, Nature's handmaid, art, makes mighty things from small beginnings grow.

For, Heaven be thank'd, we live in such an age, when no man dies for...

For, Heaven be thank'd, we live in such an age, when no man dies for...

Criticism, as it was first instituted by Aristotle, was meant as a standard of judging...

Criticism, as it was first instituted by Aristotle, was meant as a standard of judging...

When he spoke, what tender words he used! So softly, that like flakes of feathered...

When he spoke, what tender words he used! So softly, that like flakes of feathered...

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do their bounds divide.

Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do their bounds divide.

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

They can conquer who believe they can

They can conquer who believe they can

An official man is always an official man, and he has a wild belief in...

An official man is always an official man, and he has a wild belief in...

Self-efficacy beliefs differ from outcome expectations, judgments of the likely consequence [that] behavior will produce.

Self-efficacy beliefs differ from outcome expectations, judgments of the likely consequence [that] behavior will produce.

Success is a journey not a destination. The doing is usually more important than the...

Success is a journey not a destination. The doing is usually more important than the...