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

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Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone. – John Dryden

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When I look at the majority of my own songs they really came from my own sense of personal confusion or need to express some pain or beauty – they were coming from a universal and personal place. – Annie Lennox

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The idea that happiness could have a share in beauty would be too much of a good thing. – Walter Benjamin

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People are craving this great progress in electronics, going after computers, the Internet, etc. Its a giant progress technologically. But they must have a balance of soul, a balance for human beauty. That means art has an important role. – Mstislav Rostropovich

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Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty. – John Ruskin

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