But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much.
JOHN DRYDENRepartee is the soul of conversation.
More John Dryden Quotes
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The bravest men are subject most to chance.
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He was exhaled; his great Creator drew His spirit, as the sun the morning dew.
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The thought of being nothing after death is a burden insupportable to a virtuous man.
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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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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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Old age creeps on us where we think it night.
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Trust on and think To-morrow will repay; To-morrow’s falser than the former day; Lies worse; and while it says, we shall be blest With some new Joys, cuts off what we possest.
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He who would search for pearls must dive below.
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Much malice mingled with a little wit Perhaps may censure this mysterious writ.
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Better to hunt in fields, for health unbought, Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught, The wise, for cure, on exercise depend; God never made his work for man to mend.
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None would live past years again, Yet all hope pleasure in what yet remain; And, from the dregs of life, think to receive, What the first sprightly running could not give.
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Self-defense is Nature’s eldest law.
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Zeal, the blind conductor of the will.
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The secret pleasure of a generous act Is the great mind’s great bribe.
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Men’s virtues I have commended as freely as I have taxed their crimes.
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