Repentance is but want of power to sin.

Quote by John Dryden

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Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.

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

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

War, he sung, is toil and trouble; honour but an empty bubble.

War, he sung, is toil and trouble; honour but an empty bubble.

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

Woman's honor is nice as ermine; it will not bear a soil.

Woman's honor is nice as ermine; it will not bear a soil.

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

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

Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.

Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.

Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts

Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts

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 -...

When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat. Yet, fooled by hope, men favour the...

When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat. Yet, fooled by hope, men favour the...

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

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...

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery...

Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery...

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...

For they conquer who believe they can.

For they conquer who believe they can.

What passions cannot music raise or quell?

What passions cannot music raise or quell?

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

All heiresses are beautiful.

All heiresses are beautiful.