If passion rules, how weak does reason prove!

But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much.
JOHN DRYDEN

Numerous Talk Thinking
Among our crimes oblivion may be set.
JOHN DRYDEN

Crime Oblivion
Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace.
JOHN DRYDEN

Grace Strength
For your ignorance is the mother of your devotion to me.
JOHN DRYDEN

Devotion Ignorance Mom Myself Yourself
For they can conquer who believe they can.
JOHN DRYDEN

Believe Conquer
They live too long who happiness outlive.
JOHN DRYDEN

Happiness Live
And plenty makes us poor.
JOHN DRYDEN

Poor
So the false spider, when her nets are spread, deep ambushed in her silent den does lie.
JOHN DRYDEN

Fake Lying Silence
He who would search for pearls must dive below.
JOHN DRYDEN

Himself Pearl Search
He look’d in years, yet in his years were seen A youthful vigor, and autumnal green.
JOHN DRYDEN

Green Himself Youth
All heiresses are beautiful.
JOHN DRYDEN

Beautiful One Liner
They think too little who talk too much.
JOHN DRYDEN

Talk Thinking
Long pains, with use of bearing, are half eased.
JOHN DRYDEN

Erase Pain
Plots, true or false, are necessary things, To raise up commonwealths and ruin kings.
JOHN DRYDEN

Fake King Necessary Ruin True
But when to sin our biased nature leans, The careful Devil is still at hand with means; And providently pimps for ill desires.
JOHN DRYDEN

Desire Hands Nature Sick Sin
For truth has such a face and such a mien, as to be loved needs only to be seen.
JOHN DRYDEN

Face Need See Truth

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