A good conscience is a port which is landlocked on every side, where no winds can possibly invade. There a man may not only see his own image, but that of his Maker, clearly reflected from the undisturbed waters.
JOHN DRYDENFor all the happiness mankind can gain Is not in pleasure, but in rest from pain.
More John Dryden Quotes
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By education most have been misled.
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Zeal, the blind conductor of the will.
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An horrible stillness first invades our ear, And in that silence we the tempest fear.
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Not sharp revenge, nor hell itself can find, A fiercer torment than a guilty mind, Which day and night doth dreadfully accuse, Condemns the wretch, and still the charge renews.
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Merit challenges envy.
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At home the hateful names of parties cease, And factious souls are wearied into peace.
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All empire is no more than power in trust.
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Welcome, thou kind deceiver! Thou best of thieves; who, with an easy key, Dost open life, and, unperceived by us, Even steal us from ourselves.
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I’m a little wounded, but I am not slain; I will lay me down to bleed a while. Then I’ll rise and fight again.
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Among our crimes oblivion may be set.
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Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.
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They live too long who happiness outlive.
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Much malice mingled with a little wit Perhaps may censure this mysterious writ.
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Tis a good thing to laugh at any rate; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness.
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Nothing to build, and all things to destroy.
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