Pride is a personal commitment. It is an attitude which separates excellence from mediocrity.
The Angel that presided o'er my birth Said, 'Little creature, formed of joy and mirth, Go love without the help of any thing on earth'.
Man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro' narrow chinks of his cavern.
Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.
Mutual forgiveness of each vice. Such are the Gates of Paradise.
Art degraded, Imagination denied.