black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Be slow to resolve, but quick in performance.

John Dryden

It is a madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because in herself she is nothing, can rule nothing, but is ruled by prudence.
JOHN DRYDEN

Fortune Madness Prudence Rule
The glorious lamp of heaven, the radiant sun, Is Nature’s eye.
JOHN DRYDEN

Eyes Heaven Nature
Kings fight for empires, madmen for applause.
JOHN DRYDEN

Fight King Mad Man Praise
Every age has a kind of universal genius, which inclines those that live in it to some particular studies.
JOHN DRYDEN

Age Genius Kind Live Study Universe
Truth is never to be expected from authors whose understanding is warped with enthusiasm.
JOHN DRYDEN

Authors Enthusiasm Expectation Truth
A woman’s counsel brought us first to woe, And made her man his paradise forego, Where at heart’s ease he liv’d; and might have been As free from sorrow as he was from sin.
JOHN DRYDEN

Himself Man Paradise Sin Sorrow Woman
Tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today: Be fair or foul or rain or shine, The joys I have possessed in spite of fate are mine. Not heaven itself upon the past has power; But what has been has been, and I have had my hour.
JOHN DRYDEN

Live Myself Past Power Rain Shine Worst
For your ignorance is the mother of your devotion to me.
JOHN DRYDEN

Devotion Ignorance Mom Myself Yourself
But love’s a malady without a cure.
JOHN DRYDEN

Cure Love
Truth is the object of our understanding, as good is of our will; and the understanding can no more be delighted with a lie than the will can choose an apparent evil.
JOHN DRYDEN

Choice Delight Evil Lying Object Truth Understand
He who would pry behind the scenes oft sees a counterfeit.
JOHN DRYDEN

Himself Scene
The winds are out of breath.
JOHN DRYDEN

Breathe Wind
We must beat the iron while it is hot, but we may polish it at leisure.
JOHN DRYDEN

Chance Hot Iron Leisure
Presence of mind and courage in distress, Are more than arrives to procure success?
JOHN DRYDEN

Courage Mindset Presence Success
Politicians neither love nor hate.
JOHN DRYDEN

Hate Love Politics
Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.
JOHN DRYDEN

Fools One Liner Patriot

Be slow to resolve, but quick in performance.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Be slow to resolve, but quick in performance.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More John Dryden Quotes