Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is with thoughts of what may be.

Quote by John Dryden

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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...

Tomorrow do thy worst, I have lived today.

Tomorrow do thy worst, I have lived today.

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

If you be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams -...

If you be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams -...

Look round the habitable world, how few Know their own good, or, knowing it, pursue!

Look round the habitable world, how few Know their own good, or, knowing it, pursue!

Drinking is the soldier's pleasure.

Drinking is the soldier's pleasure.

He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master

He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master

We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.

We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.

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

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

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...

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

He loved me well: so well he could but die - To show he loved...

He loved me well: so well he could but die - To show he loved...

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.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

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...

When the road gets dark - And you can no longer see - Just let...

When the road gets dark - And you can no longer see - Just let...

Tenderness is the repose of Passion

Tenderness is the repose of Passion

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control...

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control...