Quote by John Dryden
When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, peo

When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit. – 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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Death in itself is nothing but we fear to be we know not what, we know not where. – 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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Oh man. If I had magic powers… I would hope that I would use them for good. I think I would. But I would do something pretty trivial like making traffic disappear. – Nick Stahl

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People always ask me if Im going to stop modeling because I have started an acting career. I hope to continue to model for years to come. – Tyra Banks

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My mother wanted us to understand that the tragedies of your life one day have the potential to be comic stories the next. – Nora Ephron

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