For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

Quote by John Dryden

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When he spoke, what tender words he used! So softly, that like flakes of feathered...

When he spoke, what tender words he used! So softly, that like flakes of feathered...

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...

None but the brave deserves the fair.

None but the brave deserves the fair.

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

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...

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.

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...

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

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

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

The first is the law, the last prerogative.

The first is the law, the last prerogative.

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.

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.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

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...

Either be wholly slaves or wholly free.

Either be wholly slaves or wholly free.

To die is landing on some distant shore.

To die is landing on some distant shore.

Successful crimes alone are justified.

Successful crimes alone are justified.