John Dryden Quotes (32 quotations)
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1. A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow. - John Dryden
2. And plenty makes us poor. - John Dryden
3. And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm. - John Dryden
4. Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten. - John Dryden
5. 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
6. Better shun the bait, than struggle in the snare. - John Dryden
7. Beware of the fury of the patient man. - John Dryden
8. Beware the fury of a patient man. - John Dryden
9. Boldness is a mask for fear, however great. - John Dryden
10. But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little and who talk too much. - John Dryden
11. Dreams are but interludes that fancy makes... Sometimes forgotten things, long cast behind Rush forward in the brain, and come to mind. - John Dryden
12. God never made His work for man to mend. - John Dryden
13. Great wits are sure to madness near allied And thin partitions do their bounds divide. - John Dryden
14. Happy the man, and happy he alone, He, who can call to-day his own: He who, secure within, can say, To-morrow do thy worst, for I have lived today. - John Dryden
15. Honor is but an empty bubble. - John Dryden
16. If you be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams - the more they are condensed the deeper they burn. - John Dryden
17. It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. - John Dryden
18. Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have an end; whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue. - John Dryden
19. Love is love's reward. - John Dryden
20. Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is with thoughts of what may be. - John Dryden
21. Set all things in their own peculiar place, and know that order is the greatest grace. - John Dryden
22. The conscience of a people is their power. - John Dryden
23. The intoxication of anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides us from ourselves. - John Dryden
24. There is a pleasure in being mad which none but madmen know. - John Dryden
25. They that possess the prince possess the laws. - John Dryden
2. And plenty makes us poor. - John Dryden
3. And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm. - John Dryden
4. Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten. - John Dryden
5. 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
6. Better shun the bait, than struggle in the snare. - John Dryden
7. Beware of the fury of the patient man. - John Dryden
8. Beware the fury of a patient man. - John Dryden
9. Boldness is a mask for fear, however great. - John Dryden
10. But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little and who talk too much. - John Dryden
11. Dreams are but interludes that fancy makes... Sometimes forgotten things, long cast behind Rush forward in the brain, and come to mind. - John Dryden
12. God never made His work for man to mend. - John Dryden
13. Great wits are sure to madness near allied And thin partitions do their bounds divide. - John Dryden
14. Happy the man, and happy he alone, He, who can call to-day his own: He who, secure within, can say, To-morrow do thy worst, for I have lived today. - John Dryden
15. Honor is but an empty bubble. - John Dryden
16. If you be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams - the more they are condensed the deeper they burn. - John Dryden
17. It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. - John Dryden
18. Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have an end; whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue. - John Dryden
19. Love is love's reward. - John Dryden
20. Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is with thoughts of what may be. - John Dryden
21. Set all things in their own peculiar place, and know that order is the greatest grace. - John Dryden
22. The conscience of a people is their power. - John Dryden
23. The intoxication of anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides us from ourselves. - John Dryden
24. There is a pleasure in being mad which none but madmen know. - John Dryden
25. They that possess the prince possess the laws. - John Dryden
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