None, none descends into himself, to find The secret imperfections of his mind: But every one is eagle-ey’d to see Another’s faults, and his deformity.
JOHN DRYDENBut Shakespeare’s magic could not copied be; Within that circle none durst walk but he.
More John Dryden Quotes
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I never saw any good that came of telling truth.
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Silence in times of suffering is the best.
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A happy genius is the gift of nature.
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Long pains, with use of bearing, are half eased.
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But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much.
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He who would pry behind the scenes oft sees a counterfeit.
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Take not away the life you cannot give: For all things have an equal right to live.
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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.
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Him of the western dome, whose weighty sense Flows in fit words and heavenly eloquence.
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Repentance is but want of power to sin.
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Fool that I was, upon my eagle’s wings I bore this wren, till I was tired with soaring, and now he mounts above me.
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Freedom which in no other land will thrive, Freedom an English subject’s sole prerogative.
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A narrow mind begets obstinacy; we do not easily believe what we cannot see.
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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.
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Order is the greatest grace.
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