Honor is but an empty bubble.

Quote by John Dryden

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Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure

Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure

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...

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...

All heiresses are beautiful

All heiresses are beautiful

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

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

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

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

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

To die is landing on some distant shore.

To die is landing on some distant shore.

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

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...

Even victors are by victory undone

Even victors are by victory undone

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...

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

God never made his work for man to mend.

God never made his work for man to mend.

There's a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times...

There's a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times...

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.

Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out of our deeds we form habits; out...

Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out of our deeds we form habits; out...

Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to...

Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to...