Order is the greatest grace.
JOHN DRYDENRailing and praising were his usual themes; and both showed his judgment in extremes. Either over violent or over civil, so everyone to him was either god or devil.
More John Dryden Quotes
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Bold knaves thrive without one grain of sense, But good men starve for want of impudence.
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Presence of mind and courage in distress, Are more than arrives to procure success?
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To die for faction is a common evil, But to be hanged for nonsense is the devil.
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Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; and every little absence is an age.
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Blown roses hold their sweetness to the last.
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Secret guilt is by silence revealed.
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Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts.
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Murder may pass unpunished for a time, But tardy justice will overtake the crime.
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Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave deserves the fair.
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Railing and praising were his usual themes; and both showed his judgment in extremes. Either over violent or over civil, so everyone to him was either god or devil.
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Among our crimes oblivion may be set.
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They first condemn that first advised the ill.
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The trumpet’s loud clangor Excites us to arms.
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Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.
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Love is love’s reward.
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