He trudged along unknowing what he sought, And whistled as he went, for want of thought.
JOHN DRYDENThe thought of being nothing after death is a burden insupportable to a virtuous man.
More John Dryden Quotes
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Murder may pass unpunished for a time, But tardy justice will overtake the crime.
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And that the Scriptures, though not everywhere Free from corruption, or entire, or clear, Are uncorrupt, sufficient, clear, entire In all things which our needful faith require.
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Fame then was cheap, and the first comer sped; And they have kept it since by being dead.
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Deathless laurel is the victor’s due.
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Treason is greatest where trust is greatest.
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We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.
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To die for faction is a common evil, But to be hanged for nonsense is the devil.
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Dancing is the poetry of the foot.
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What passion cannot music raise and quell!
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Swift was the race, but short the time to run.
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Keen appetite And quick digestion wait on you and yours.
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Few know the use of life before ’tis past.
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All heiresses are beautiful.
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They live too long who happiness outlive.
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Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres.
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