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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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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Go miser go, for money sell your soul. Trade wares for wares and trudge from pole to pole, So others may say when you are dead and gone. See what a vast estate he left his son. – 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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I want you to take away the hope because thats the thing thats killing me. – Denis Leary

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I hope by the time Im 30 to have a husband and maybe a baby. – Vanessa Hudgens

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I can only speak for myself, and hope people hear my words and see me on television speaking for myself. And, hopefully, theyll be able to make their own judgment. And at the end of the day, I just want my work to speak for itself. – Jennifer Lopez

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At the end of the day, all you can hope for is to go on. The older I get, the more I realize that just keeping on keeping on is what lifes all about. – Janis Ian

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I think my securities far outweigh my insecurities. I am not nearly as afraid of myself and my imagination as I used to be. – Billy Connolly

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The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away. – Wilson Mizner

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The only time I think about life beyond F1 is when I contemplate becoming a dad. But theres no way thats going to happen while Im still racing. To be successful in F1 you need to be very selfish in lots of ways and youre away from home for long periods. Thats not the kind of father I want to be. – Jenson Button

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