Repartee is the soul of conversation.
JOHN DRYDENThe secret pleasure of a generous act Is the great mind’s great bribe.
More John Dryden Quotes
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Bold knaves thrive without one grain of sense, But good men starve for want of impudence.
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He was exhaled; his great Creator drew His spirit, as the sun the morning dew.
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Youth, beauty, graceful action seldom fail: But common interest always will prevail; And pity never ceases to be shown To him who makes the people’s wrongs his own.
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Men’s virtues I have commended as freely as I have taxed their crimes.
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Love is not in our choice but in our fate.
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For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.
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Take not away the life you cannot give: For all things have an equal right to live.
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But love’s a malady without a cure.
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He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear.
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All flowers will droop in the absence of the sun that waked their sweets.
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And plenty makes us poor.
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When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit.
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Truth is never to be expected from authors whose understanding is warped with enthusiasm.
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The secret pleasure of a generous act Is the great mind’s great bribe.
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Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone.
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