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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He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear. – John Dryden

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Seek not to know what must not be reveal, for joy only flows where fate is most concealed. A busy person would find their sorrows much more if future fortunes were known before! – John Dryden

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Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with high clarinets and a carefully selected number of piccolos. – Gustav Mahler

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Beauty is natures brag, and must be shown in courts, at feasts, and high solemnities, where most may wonder at the workmanship. – John Milton

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Some songs you get. Some songs you may not. And I think thats the beauty of art: to question and to ask, to understand the deeper meaning after two or three or four listenings. – Janelle Monae

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Most women are dissatisfied with their appearance – its the stuff that fuels the beauty and fashion industries. – Annie Lennox

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Academics often discount the value of top-rated sports programs in helping to develop a campus life and in contributing to the overall success of a college or university. Like it or not, the sports programs a college or university has are the front page of that university. – James E. Rogers

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There are no easy answers but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right. – Ronald Reagan

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Each person designs his own life, freedom gives him the power to carry out his own designs, and power gives the freedom to interfere with the designs of others. – Eric Berne

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