John Dryden Quotes

John Dryden
John Dryden
English Poet
Born: Aug 19, 1631
Died: May 12, 1700
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Beware the fury of a patient man. John Dryden
Patience Man Patient Fury Beware
He who would search for pearls must dive below. John Dryden
Must Would Dive He Who Search Pearls Below
Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul. John Dryden
Jealousy Soul
Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today. John Dryden
Today Alone Man Happy Tomorrow Own Say Worst Secure He Thy Call Within His Who Lived
When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit. John Dryden
Life Hope People Consider Favor Fooled Cheat Deceit
Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres. John Dryden
Down Spirit Shame Breaking While Body
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
Love Grace Will Goodness Virtue Hath True Thy Principal Always Continue Affections End Ends Whereas Which Founded
Seek not to know what must not be reveal, for joy only flows where fate is most concealed. A busy person would find their sorrows much more; if future fortunes were known before! John Dryden
Future Joy Fate Before Busy Must Would Find Seek More Only Concealed Know Most Sorrows Known Reveal Were Person Where Much Fortunes Busy Person Flows
The intoxication of anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides us from ourselves. John Dryden
Anger Others Intoxication Hides Ourselves Like Us Grape Shows
To die is landing on some distant shore. John Dryden
Distant Some Die Shore Landing
What passions cannot music raise or quell? John Dryden
Music Passions Quell Cannot Raise
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
Thoughts Anger Mind Will Long Never Disappear Soon Cherished Just Forgotten Resentment
But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much. John Dryden
Too Much Think Herd Numerous Too More Talk Little Far Much Who
Love works a different way in different minds, the fool it enlightens and the wise it blinds. John Dryden
Love Wise Fool Minds Way Blinds Different Works Different Way Enlightens
The first is the law, the last prerogative. John Dryden
Law First Prerogative Last
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
You Words Pungent More Condensed Burn Brief Deeper
All heiresses are beautiful. John Dryden
Beautiful
Roused by the lash of his own stubborn tail our lion now will foreign foes assail. John Dryden
Lion Will Own Our Foes Tail Stubborn Foreign His Now Lash
Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, but genius must be born; and never can be taught. John Dryden
Time Genius Action Must Born Never Wrought May Taught Place Pains
Love is not in our choice but in our fate. John Dryden
Love Love Is Fate Our Our Choice Choice
God never made His work for man to mend. John Dryden
Work God Man Mend Made Never His
A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow. John Dryden
Word Argument Blow Tis
And plenty makes us poor. John Dryden
Money Plenty Makes Poor Us
They that possess the prince possess the laws. John Dryden
Possess Laws Prince
And love's the noblest frailty of the mind. John Dryden
Love Mind Frailty Noblest
Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone. John Dryden
Alone Age Youth Strong Walk Enough Crutch Reason
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