Even victors are by victories undone.

Quote by John Dryden

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And plenty makes us poor.

And plenty makes us poor.

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...

If you be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams -...

If you be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams -...

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

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

Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

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...

The first is the law, the last prerogative.

The first is the law, the last prerogative.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

You see through love, and that deludes your sight, As what is straight seems crooked...

You see through love, and that deludes your sight, As what is straight seems crooked...

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

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

Sometimes we see things not as they are but as we are: Love brings understanding

Sometimes we see things not as they are but as we are: Love brings understanding

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...

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...

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

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...

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...

They can conquer who believe they can

They can conquer who believe they can

If you believe yourself sufficiently hungry, you will eat your own thoughts

If you believe yourself sufficiently hungry, you will eat your own thoughts

I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to...

I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to...

Happiness is the highest level of success.

Happiness is the highest level of success.