Sometimes we see things not as they are but as we are: Love brings understanding

Quote by John Dryden

Topics: Love Quotes

All objects lose by too familiar a view.

All objects lose by too familiar a view.

Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath...

Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath...

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...

Love is love's reward.

Love is love's reward.

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount...

He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount...

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

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...

More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store

More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store

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

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

God never made his work for man to mend.

God never made his work for man to mend.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

Tomorrow do thy worst, I have lived today.

Tomorrow do thy worst, I have lived today.

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

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.

One of the many things nobody ever tells you about middle age is that it's...

One of the many things nobody ever tells you about middle age is that it's...

Man arrives as a novice at each age of his life.

Man arrives as a novice at each age of his life.