More from John Dryden
Love is love’s reward.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Fattened in vice, so callous and so gross, he sins and sees not, senseless of his loss.
John DrydenJohn Dryden There is a proud modesty in merit.
John DrydenJohn Dryden All empire is no more than power in trust.
John DrydenJohn Dryden The scum that rises upmost, when the nation boils.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as theirs, And full as craving too, and full as vain.
John DrydenJohn Dryden The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Faith is to believe what you do not yet see: the reward for this faith is to see what you believe. Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace.
John DrydenJohn Dryden He was exhaled; his great Creator drew His spirit, as the sun the morning dew.
John DrydenJohn Dryden All objects lose by too familiar a view.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Old age creeps on us where we think it night.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Courage from hearts and not from numbers grows.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Plots, true or false, are necessary things, To raise up commonwealths and ruin kings.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Since a true knowledge of nature gives us pleasure, a lively imitation of it, either in poetry or painting, must produce a much greater; for both these arts are not only true imitations of nature, but of the best nature.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Love and Time with reverence use, Treat them like a parting friend: Nor the golden gifts refuse Which in youth sincere they send: For each year their price is more, And they less simple than before.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Keen appetite And quick digestion wait on you and yours.
John DrydenJohn Dryden
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From our community writers
Someone rejected you does not mean you are not worthy. Maybe they can’t afford to be with you.
Jacklyn TysonJacklyn Tyson I will love you from afar it’s better this way because close up it hurts too much.
Melissa AndersonMelissa Anderson Maybe if you hold me tight, our love won’t be as shallow.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi Sometimes a person is in peace & in the piece at the same time.
Jessica CollinsJessica Collins Between day and night there was a moment of silence.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland But doesn’t it hurt to feel so much and pretend not to?
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Admire your sweet way of glowing; your passionate way of flowing.
Ana SoulfulAna Soulful Darling, you are a warrior, for even though each day feels like a battle, you keep fighting and live on.
Sarah ShawkatSarah Shawkat
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I don’t miss playing football, but I do miss going into the dressing room every day and having a laugh.
Alan HansenAlan Hansen We put resources elsewhere. That’s been a critique of the administration. Did we miss opportunities?
Alan ColmesAlan Colmes He’s sharp, he can score and he doesn’t worry about missing.
Alan HansenAlan Hansen No matter what you do or where you are, you’re going to be missing out on something.
Alan ArkinAlan Arkin Gary Berntsen, head of the CIA in Afghanistan there, he was a field commander. And he has a book out called “Jawbreaker.” And he says we missed an opportunity at Tora Bora to get him.
Alan ColmesAlan Colmes I’m always a little leery about doing shows where I’m not the headliner because when I first started playing in 1982 I opened for Missing Persons and got pelted for 45 minutes.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic My heart is at ease knowing that what was meant for me will never miss me, and that what misses me was never meant for me.
Al-Shafi'iAl-Shafi'i I went into a restaurant one night and ordered lobster, and the waiter brought me one with a claw missing.
Al McGuireAl McGuire
