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John Dryden
"None, none descends into himself, to find The secret imperfections of his mind: But every one is eagle-ey'd to see Another's faults, and his deformity." --
Source : John Dryden (1760). “The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq;: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales, and Translations. Now First Collected and Published Together in Four Volumes. With Explanatory Notes and Observations. Also an Account of His Life and Writings ...”, p.379
John Dryden
#Eagles Quotes
#Imperfection Quotes
#Secret Quotes
“It's nice to have some continuity you can come back to. I feel that in coming home, coming back to London.”
“The clock, for all its precision in measurement, is a blunt instrument for the psyche and for society. Schedules can replace sensitivity to the mood of a moment, clock time can ride roughshod over the emotions of individuals.”
Source : "The 'leap second' is a timely reminder" by Jay Griffiths, www.theguardian.com. June 29, 2012.
“We understand and promote the notion that while children need to be guided they also have an entrenched right to be whatever they want to be and that they can achieve this only if they are given the space to dream and live out their dreams.”
“You are what you do. If you do boring, stupid monotonous work, chances are you'll end up boring, stupid and monotonous. Work is a much better explanation for the creeping cretinization all around us than even such significant moronizing mechanisms as television and education.”
“He laughs best whose laugh lasts.”
“I run because I am convinced that this country is on a perilous course and I have such strong feelings about what must be done.”
“Theres nothing to fear but fears themselves, such as monsters, rejection, food poisoning, redundancy, monsters, and oxford commas.”
“When you cannot love or hate anymore, then where is the charm of life?”
