black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.

John Dryden

If thou dost still retain the same ill habits, the same follies, too, still thou art bound to vice, and still a slave.
JOHN DRYDEN

Bound Habit Slave Vice
Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts.
JOHN DRYDEN

Confidence Fact Known
He who would search for pearls must dive below.
JOHN DRYDEN

Himself Pearl Search
Freedom which in no other land will thrive, Freedom an English subject’s sole prerogative.
JOHN DRYDEN

Freedom Subject Thrive
The thought of being nothing after death is a burden insupportable to a virtuous man.
JOHN DRYDEN

Death Man Thinking Virtue
The bravest men are subject most to chance.
JOHN DRYDEN

Brave Chance Man Subject
The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one.
JOHN DRYDEN

Himself Man Son Treat
So softly death succeeded life in her, She did but dream of heaven, and she was there.
JOHN DRYDEN

Death Dreams Heaven Herself Life Success
Self-defense is Nature’s eldest law.
JOHN DRYDEN

Defense Law Nature
I never saw any good that came of telling truth.
JOHN DRYDEN

Goodness Myself Talk Truth
Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do their bounds divide.
JOHN DRYDEN

Bound Divison Greatness Intelligence Mad
They live too long who happiness outlive.
JOHN DRYDEN

Happiness Live
And plenty makes us poor.
JOHN DRYDEN

Poor
Nothing to build, and all things to destroy.
JOHN DRYDEN

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

Fake Lying Silence
Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.
JOHN DRYDEN

Anger Cherish Disappear Forget

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More John Dryden Quotes