Quote by John Dryden
Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray Who can tread sure on th

Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way: Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on, And see the dangers that we cannot shun. – John Dryden

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The intoxication of anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides us from ourselves. – John Dryden

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Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them. – David Hume

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