When he spoke, what tender words he used! So softly, that like flakes of feathered snow, They melted as they fell.

Quote by John Dryden

Topics: Tenderness Quotes, Words Quotes

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

For truth has such a face and such a mien, as to be loved needs...

For truth has such a face and such a mien, as to be loved needs...

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are.

Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are.

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

All heiresses are beautiful.

All heiresses are beautiful.

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...

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!

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

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...

The fool of nature stood with stupid eyes And gaping mouth, that testified surprise

The fool of nature stood with stupid eyes And gaping mouth, that testified surprise

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...

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...

Love is not in our choice but in our fate.

Love is not in our choice but in our fate.

Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.

Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.

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...

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes...

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes...

To men, women are just city buses. There's another one every five minutes.

To men, women are just city buses. There's another one every five minutes.

The only rule is don't be boring and dress cute wherever you go. Life is...

The only rule is don't be boring and dress cute wherever you go. Life is...