The winds are out of breath.
JOHN DRYDENA good conscience is a port which is landlocked on every side, where no winds can possibly invade. There a man may not only see his own image, but that of his Maker, clearly reflected from the undisturbed waters.
More John Dryden Quotes
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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.
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The trumpet’s loud clangor Excites us to arms.
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Love is a passion Which kindles honor into noble acts.
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Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne’er pardon who have done wrong.
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We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.
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When I consider life, ’tis all a cheat; Yet, fooled with hope, men favour the deceit; Trust on, and think tomorrow will repay. Tomorrow’s falser than the former day.
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He who would search for pearls must dive below.
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When a man’s life is under debate, The judge can ne’er too long deliberate.
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But Shakespeare’s magic could not copied be; Within that circle none durst walk but he.
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Repentance is but want of power to sin.
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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.
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If passion rules, how weak does reason prove!
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Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone.
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For those whom God to ruin has design’d, He fits for fate, and first destroys their mind.
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Sculptors are obliged to follow the manners of the painters, and to make many ample folds, which are unsufferable hardness, and more like a rock than a natural garment.
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