Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Quote by John Dryden

Topics: Dancing Quotes

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.

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

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

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath...

Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath...

Every age has a kind of universal genius, which includes those that live in it...

Every age has a kind of universal genius, which includes those that live in it...

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

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

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...

Woman's honor is nice as ermine; it will not bear a soil.

Woman's honor is nice as ermine; it will not bear a soil.

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...

He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master

He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

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...

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...

For truth has such a face and such a mien, as to be loved needs...

For truth has such a face and such a mien, as to be loved needs...

Tomorrow do thy worst, I have lived today.

Tomorrow do thy worst, I have lived today.

Even victors are by victories undone.

Even victors are by victories undone.

Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.

Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.

To die is landing on some distant shore.

To die is landing on some distant shore.