They that possess the prince possess the laws.

Quote by John Dryden

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Love is love's reward.

Love is love's reward.

Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he...

Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he...

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts

Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts

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...

Even victors are by victory undone

Even victors are by victory undone

But love's a malady without a cure.

But love's a malady without a cure.

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

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...

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.

Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.

Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.

There is a pleasure in being mad which none but madmen know.

There is a pleasure in being mad which none but madmen know.

It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is...

It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is...

Love is hard work; and hard work sometimes hurts!

Love is hard work; and hard work sometimes hurts!

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

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...

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 -...

Criticism, as it was first instituted by Aristotle, was meant as a standard of judging...

Criticism, as it was first instituted by Aristotle, was meant as a standard of judging...

One gets tired of the role critics are supposed to have in this culture: It's...

One gets tired of the role critics are supposed to have in this culture: It's...

Now, in reality, the world has paid too great a compliment to critics, and has...

Now, in reality, the world has paid too great a compliment to critics, and has...