Silence in times of suffering is the best.
JOHN DRYDENBeware the fury of a patient man.
More John Dryden Quotes
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Griefs assured are felt before they come.
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Death in itself is nothing; but we fear to be we know not what, we know not where.
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Pity only on fresh objects stays, but with the tedious sight of woes decays.
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Pity melts the mind to love.
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If you have lived, take thankfully the past. Make, as you can, the sweet remembrance last.
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Much malice mingled with a little wit Perhaps may censure this mysterious writ.
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Fame then was cheap, and the first comer sped; And they have kept it since by being dead.
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The trumpet’s loud clangor Excites us to arms.
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By education most have been misled; So they believe, because they were bred. The priest continues where the nurse began, And thus the child imposes on the man.
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All heiresses are beautiful.
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What passion cannot music raise and quell!
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Be slow to resolve, but quick in performance.
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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.
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Fool that I was, upon my eagle’s wings I bore this wren, till I was tired with soaring, and now he mounts above me.
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The bravest men are subject most to chance.
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