Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Quote by John Dryden

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Even victors are by victories undone.

Even victors are by victories undone.

Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he...

Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he...

He [Shakespeare] was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the...

He [Shakespeare] was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the...

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.

Successful crimes alone are justified

Successful crimes alone are justified

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

War, he sung, is toil and trouble; honour but an empty bubble.

War, he sung, is toil and trouble; honour but an empty bubble.

What passions cannot music raise or quell?

What passions cannot music raise or quell?

And plenty makes us poor.

And plenty makes us poor.

It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is...

It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is...

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...

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

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

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...

They can conquer who believe they can

They can conquer who believe they can

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

But love's a malady without a cure.

But love's a malady without a cure.

If it weren't for electricity we'd all be watching television by candlelight.

If it weren't for electricity we'd all be watching television by candlelight.

Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they...

Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they...

Love is the only industry which can't operate on a five-day week.

Love is the only industry which can't operate on a five-day week.