Death in itself is nothing; but we fear to be we know not what, we know not where.
JOHN DRYDENTreason is greatest where trust is greatest.
More John Dryden Quotes
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Virgil and Horace were the severest writers of the severest age.
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A narrow mind begets obstinacy; we do not easily believe what we cannot see.
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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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All flowers will droop in the absence of the sun that waked their sweets.
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But how can finite grasp Infinity?
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Time glides with undiscover’d haste; The future but a length behind the past.
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Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as theirs, And full as craving too, and full as vain.
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Griefs assured are felt before they come.
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Few know the use of life before ’tis past.
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The scum that rises upmost, when the nation boils.
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Take not away the life you cannot give: For all things have an equal right to live.
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Since every man who lives is born to die, And none can boast sincere felicity, With equal mind, what happens, let us bear, Nor joy nor grieve too much for things beyond our care. Like pilgrims to the’ appointed place we tend; The world’s an inn, and death the journey’s end.
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Errors like straws upon the surface flow, Who would search for pearls to be grateful for often must dive below.
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When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit.
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Kings fight for empires, madmen for applause.
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