John Dryden on advise
John Dryden239 quotes“They first condemn that first advised the ill.”
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Order is the greatest grace.
John DrydenJohn Dryden An hour will come, with pleasure to relate Your sorrows past, as benefits of Fate.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace.
John DrydenJohn Dryden For truth has such a face and such a mien, as to be loved needs only to be seen.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Pride – Lord of human kind.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Many things impossible to thought have been by need to full perfection brought.
John DrydenJohn Dryden An horrible stillness first invades our ear, And in that silence we the tempest fear.
John DrydenJohn Dryden No king nor nation one moment can retard the appointed hour.
John DrydenJohn Dryden We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Affability, mildness, tenderness, and a word which I would fain bring back to its original signification of virtue,–I mean good-nature,–are of daily use; they are the bread of mankind and staff of life.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Mighty things from small beginnings grow.
John DrydenJohn Dryden But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much.
John DrydenJohn Dryden The thought of being nothing after death is a burden insupportable to a virtuous man.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Trust on and think To-morrow will repay; To-morrow’s falser than the former day; Lies worse; and while it says, we shall be blest With some new Joys, cuts off what we possest.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Better to hunt in fields, for health unbought, Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught, The wise, for cure, on exercise depend; God never made his work for man to mend.
John DrydenJohn Dryden
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The West would be well advised to change its approach towards failing states. At present, no major power can find the correct ways and means – and the numbers of failing states are increasing.
Ahmed RashidAhmed Rashid Law without penalty is only advise.
Adrian RogersAdrian Rogers Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married.
Abigail Van BurenAbigail Van Buren Your career, interests and relationships are important, but they are only important insofar as they lead you toward a deeper understanding of yourself. Otherwise, they are irrelevant.
A. H. AlmaasA. H. Almaas Anyone who is concerned about his dignity would be well advised to keep away from horses.
Prince PhilipPrince Philip It is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance.
Charles DarwinCharles Darwin Unless you know the individual, it’s very difficult to advise that individual as to what he needs to do.
MS DhoniMS Dhoni You will be better advised to watch what we do instead of what we say.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne