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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Since every man who lives is born to die, and none can boast sincere felicity, with equal mind, what happens, let us bear, nor joy nor grieve too much for things beyond our care. – John Dryden

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Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; and every little absence is an age. – John Dryden

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The people have a right supreme
To make their kings, for Kings are made for them.
All Empire is no more than Powr in Trust,
Which when resumd, can be no longer just.
Successionm for the general good designd,
In its own wrong a Nation cannot bind. – John Dryden

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Beauty seen is never lost, Gods colors all are fast. – John Greenleaf Whittier

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Were here to bring beauty to the world and make a difference in this planet. Thats what art forms are about. – Charlie Haden

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But, when the work was finished, the Craftsman kept wishing that there were someone to ponder the plan of so great a work, to love its beauty, and to wonder at its vastness. – Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

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Mathematics are the result of mysterious powers which no one understands, and which the unconscious recognition of beauty must play an important part. Out of an infinity of designs a mathematician chooses one pattern for beautys sake and pulls it down to earth. – Marston Morse

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