Fool that I was, upon my eagle's wings I bore this wren, till I was tired with soaring, and now he mounts above me.

Quote by John Dryden

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He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master

He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master

To die is landing on some distant shore.

To die is landing on some distant shore.

Great wits are sure to madness near allied - And thin partitions do their bounds...

Great wits are sure to madness near allied - And thin partitions do their bounds...

The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one.

The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts

Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts

And love's the noblest frailty of the mind.

And love's the noblest frailty of the mind.

Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne'er pardon who have done wrong.

Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne'er pardon who have done wrong.

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 they conquer who believe they can.

For they conquer who believe they can.

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

All, all of a piece throughout; Thy chase had a beast in view; Thy wars...

All, all of a piece throughout; Thy chase had a beast in view; Thy wars...

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...

Look around the inhabited world; how few know their own good, or knowing it, pursue.

Look around the inhabited world; how few know their own good, or knowing it, pursue.

And plenty makes us poor.

And plenty makes us poor.

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.

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.

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

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

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

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.