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Surface Quotes by John Dryden
- Errors like straws upon the surface flow, Who would search for pearls to be grateful for often must dive below.
- Let those find fault whose wit's so very small, They've need to show that they can think at all; Errors, like straws, upon the surface…
- 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…
- Errors like straws upon the surface flow: Who would search for pearls must dive below
More Surface Quotes
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- When we speak the word 'life,' it must be understood we are not referring to life as we know it from its… — Antonin Artaud
- Once you allow yourself to identify with the people in a story, then you might begin to see yourself in that story… — Chinua Achebe
- With a lot of actors, you've got to chip through the surface to see who the real person is. — Kevin Bacon
- To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces and record the qualities of nature and humanity which live or… — Ansel Adams
- All a work of art can do is present the surface. I can't know the insides of people. I know very little… — John Banville
- Just under the surface I shall be, all together at first, then separate and drift, through all the earth and perhaps in… — Samuel Beckett
- Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic. — Ambrose Bierce