Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have an end; whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue.

Quote by John Dryden

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What all your sex desire is Sovereignty

What all your sex desire is Sovereignty

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Words are but pictures of our thoughts.

Words are but pictures of our thoughts.

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

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

Go miser go, for money sell your soul. Trade wares for wares and trudge from...

Go miser go, for money sell your soul. Trade wares for wares and trudge from...

None but the brave deserves the fair.

None but the brave deserves the fair.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

All heiresses are beautiful

All heiresses are beautiful

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...

They can conquer who believe they can

They can conquer who believe they can

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...

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...

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.

Seek not to know what must not be reveal, for joy only flows where fate...

Seek not to know what must not be reveal, for joy only flows where fate...

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...

Even victors are by victories undone.

Even victors are by victories undone.

What passions cannot music raise or quell?

What passions cannot music raise or quell?

Successful crimes alone are justified.

Successful crimes alone are justified.