Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do their bounds divide.
JOHN DRYDENZeal, the blind conductor of the will.
More John Dryden Quotes
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A narrow mind begets obstinacy; we do not easily believe what we cannot see.
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He trudged along unknowing what he sought, And whistled as he went, for want of thought.
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The glorious lamp of heaven, the radiant sun, Is Nature’s eye.
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The conscience of a people is their power.
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For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.
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Repartee is the soul of conversation.
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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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Courage from hearts and not from numbers grows.
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Time glides with undiscover’d haste; The future but a length behind the past.
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The winds are out of breath.
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By education most have been misled.
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Nothing to build, and all things to destroy.
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Repentance is but want of power to sin.
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Pride – Lord of human kind.
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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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