Beware of the fury of the patient man.
JOHN DRYDENAll objects lose by too familiar a view.
More John Dryden Quotes
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Presence of mind and courage in distress, Are more than arrives to procure success?
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All objects lose by too familiar a view.
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Kings fight for empires, madmen for applause.
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No government has ever been, or can ever be, wherein time-servers and blockheads will not be uppermost.
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Keen appetite And quick digestion wait on you and yours.
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All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey.
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For your ignorance is the mother of your devotion to me.
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Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; and every little absence is an age.
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None, none descends into himself, to find The secret imperfections of his mind: But every one is eagle-ey’d to see Another’s faults, and his deformity.
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Desire of greatness is a godlike sin.
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What passion cannot music raise and quell!
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The conscience of a people is their power.
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Seas are the fields of combat for the winds; but when they sweep along some flowery coast, their wings move mildly, and their rage is lost.
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If you have lived, take thankfully the past. Make, as you can, the sweet remembrance last.
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For age but tastes of pleasures youth devours.
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