Death in itself is nothing; but we fear to be we know not what, we know not where.

Quote by John Dryden

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To die is landing on some distant shore.

To die is landing on some distant shore.

But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who...

But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who...

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

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

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...

All heiresses are beautiful

All heiresses are beautiful

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...

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master

He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master

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...

Even victors are by victory undone

Even victors are by victory undone

All heiresses are beautiful.

All heiresses are beautiful.

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...

Beware the fury of a patient man.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

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!

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...

Love works a different way in different minds, the fool it enlightens and the wise...

Love works a different way in different minds, the fool it enlightens and the wise...

There is a pleasure in being mad which none but madmen know.

There is a pleasure in being mad which none but madmen know.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Love is not in our choice but in our fate.

Love is not in our choice but in our fate.