John Dryden quotes - page 3

Railing and praising were his usual themes and both showed his judgment in extremes. Either over violent or over civil, so everyone to him was either god or devil. (John Dryden)
For those whom God to ruin has design'd, He fits for fate, and first destroys their mind. View quote
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She, though in full-blown flower of glorious beauty, Grows cold even in the summer of her age. View quote
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Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain. View quote
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Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do their bounds divide. View quote
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For all have not the gift of martyrdom. View quote
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Not Heavn itself upon the past has powr But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour. View quote
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For your ignorance is the mother of your devotion to me. View quote
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Whate'er he did was done with so much ease, In him alone 't was natural to please. View quote
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And that one hunting, which the Devil design'd For one fair female, lost him half the kind. View quote
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Music is inarticulate poesy. (John Dryden)
His tribe were God Almighty's gentlemen. View quote
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Of all the tyrannies on human kind the worst is that which persecutes the mind. View quote
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I have a soul that like an ample shield Can take in all, and verge enough for more. View quote
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And threat'ning France, plac'd like a painted Jove, Kept idle thunder in his lifted hand. View quote
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And new-laid eggs, which Baucis' busy care Turn'd by a gentle fire and roasted rare. View quote
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Fool, not to know that love endures no tie, And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury. View quote
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Pity melts the mind to love. View quote
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He who would search for pearls must dive below. View quote
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When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit. View quote
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Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare. (John Dryden)
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. View quote
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A brave man scorns to quarrel once a day; Like Hectors in at every petty fray. View quote
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... not judging truth to be in nature better than falsehood, but setting a value upon both according to interest. View quote
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With how much ease believe we what we wish! View quote
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