For they conquer who believe they can.

Quote by John Dryden

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War is the trade of kings.

War is the trade of kings.

Love thou the rose, yet leave it on its stem.

Love thou the rose, yet leave it on its stem.

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.

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...

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

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...

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...

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

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...

Drinking is the soldier's pleasure.

Drinking is the soldier's pleasure.

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...

Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone.

Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone.

Errors like straws upon the surface flow: Who would search for pearls must dive below

Errors like straws upon the surface flow: Who would search for pearls must dive below

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

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.

Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.

So softly death succeeded life in her, She did but dream of heaven, and she...

So softly death succeeded life in her, She did but dream of heaven, and she...

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.

Dont fool a woman with a promise because she will fool you with a test.

Dont fool a woman with a promise because she will fool you with a test.

As crazy as hauling timber into the woods.

As crazy as hauling timber into the woods.