There's a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times the gifts it asks

Quote by John Dryden

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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.

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...

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...

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

He [Shakespeare] was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the...

He [Shakespeare] was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the...

Even victors are by victory undone

Even victors are by victory undone

Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts

Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts

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...

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.

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!

Love is not in our choice but in our fate.

Love is not in our choice but in our fate.

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

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

For they conquer who believe they can.

For they conquer who believe they can.

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.

Love is love's reward.

Love is love's reward.

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

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

But love's a malady without a cure.

But love's a malady without a cure.

A man is not where he lives, but where he loves

A man is not where he lives, but where he loves

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.

It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous...

It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous...