John Dryden on forward
John Dryden239 quotes“Dreams are but interludes that fancy makes… Sometimes forgotten things, long cast behind Rush forward in the brain, and come to mind.”
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All delays are dangerous in war.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Honor is but an empty bubble.
John DrydenJohn Dryden And write whatever Time shall bring to pass With pens of adamant on plates of brass.
John DrydenJohn Dryden He trudged along unknowing what he sought, And whistled as he went, for want of thought.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Three poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpass’d; The next, in majesty; in both the last. The force of Nature could no further go; To make a third, she join’d the former two.
John DrydenJohn Dryden 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.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Tis a good thing to laugh at any rate; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Riches cannot rescue from the grave, which claims alike the monarch and the slave.
John DrydenJohn Dryden For they can conquer who believe they can.
John DrydenJohn Dryden They say everything in the world is good for something.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Fiction is of the essence of poetry as well as of painting; there is a resemblance in one of human bodies, things, and actions which are not real, and in the other of a true story by fiction.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Sure there is none but fears a future state; And when the most obdurate swear they do not, Their trembling hearts belie their boasting tongues.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Content with poverty, my soul I arm; And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Welcome, thou kind deceiver! Thou best of thieves; who, with an easy key, Dost open life, and, unperceived by us, Even steal us from ourselves.
John DrydenJohn Dryden While I am compassed round With mirth, my soul lies hid in shades of grief, Whence, like the bird of night, with half-shut eyes, She peeps, and sickens at the sight of day.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Virtue is her own reward.
John DrydenJohn Dryden
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Since you are gone, I collect the stars each night building my own night sky, so I have something to hold onto forever.
Laura ChouetteLaura Chouette Can anybody hear me? Are my words going to waste I need to believe there was a purpose to all the pain?
Allie MillerAllie Miller The universe hears what you say, but it knows what you mean.
Brianna PastorBrianna Pastor Enough of this. The next one I love will return my passion.
Iestyn TudorIestyn Tudor It’s unconditional; their chemistry is unconditional – forever.
Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett I love you so much that it hurts and that’s the problem I love you so much that it hurts.
Olivia CliffordOlivia Clifford Let’s always bloom, savor and delight others with our beauty.
Mariya FedulovaMariya Fedulova Shadows follow me the way a vulture stalks death. One small step ahead.
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Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
ShakiraShakira A good soldier, whether he leads a platoon or an army, is expected to look backward as well as forward; but he must think only forward.
Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur The best quality about Kobe Bryant? You want me to be honest? I don’t know. I’ll tell you why. I open my arms to everybody. But he never stepped forward for the embrace. So I never really got to know him. I don’t know anything about him, and it’s kinda sad.
Shaquille O'NealShaquille O'Neal If just the presence of Tidal causes other companies to have better pay structure or to pay more attention to it moving forward, then we’ve been successful in one way. So we don’t really view them as competitors. As the tide rises, all the boats rise.
Jay-ZJay-Z The girl can look forward to little else than the chance of having a good man for her husband; a good man, or if her tastes lie in that direction, a rich man.
Anthony TrollopeAnthony Trollope You start chasing a ball and your brain immediately commands your body to ‘Run forward, bend, scoop up the ball, peg it to the infield,’ then your body says, ‘Who me?’
Joe DiMaggioJoe DiMaggio You play a certain way for so long, and change is good. So I look forward to change, and I look forward to playing with the proper talent that we were able to put together.
Dwyane WadeDwyane Wade I look forward and see myself look back.
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