John Dryden on cherish
John Dryden239 quotes“Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.”
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As one that neither seeks, nor shuns his foe.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Railing and praising were his usual themes; and both showed his judgment in extremes. Either over violent or over civil, so everyone to him was either god or devil.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Freedom which in no other land will thrive, Freedom an English subject’s sole prerogative.
John DrydenJohn Dryden More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections.
John DrydenJohn Dryden God never made his work for man to mend.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Luxurious kings are to their people lost, They live like drones, upon the public cost.
John DrydenJohn Dryden There’s a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times the gifts it asks.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Dreams are but interludes that fancy makes… Sometimes forgotten things, long cast behind Rush forward in the brain, and come to mind.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Repentance is but want of power to sin.
John DrydenJohn Dryden The love of liberty with life is given, And life itself the inferior gift of Heaven.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Virtue in distress, and vice in triumph make atheists of mankind.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Nothing to build, and all things to destroy.
John DrydenJohn Dryden But how can finite grasp Infinity?
John DrydenJohn Dryden Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.
John DrydenJohn Dryden 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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Will you cherish me or ravish me with your wildness, if you were to know who I am in reality?
Dr. Zainab AnsariDr. Zainab Ansari Our maturity will be judged by how well we are able to agree to disagree and yet continue to love one another, to care for one another, and cherish one another and seek the greater good of the other.
Tutu DesmondTutu Desmond I swear by the stars if you were to choose me and I am lucky enough to be cherished by you, I would be the first thing to be adored by a deity and to be loved in a way that makes stars quiver out of jealousy whenever you call my name.
Diary S.HDiary S.H Of all the gifts i’ve received in this life, his love will always be the one i cherish most.
JN FenwickJN Fenwick Things that are cherished shine.
Tanya GillTanya Gill Listening-it is a love I cherish well.
Quinn ZukowskiQuinn Zukowski Every book that you read has taught you a lesson, a lesson you will cherish forever.
Lacey SmithLacey Smith The problem today is that people don’t cherish good people. They try to use them.
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