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.
JOHN DRYDENWar seldom enters but where wealth allures.
More John Dryden Quotes
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Griefs assured are felt before they come.
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We must beat the iron while it is hot, but we may polish it at leisure.
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Love is not in our choice but in our fate.
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When I consider life, ’tis all a cheat; Yet, fooled with hope, men favour the deceit; Trust on, and think tomorrow will repay. Tomorrow’s falser than the former day.
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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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Be slow to resolve, but quick in performance.
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An horrible stillness first invades our ear, And in that silence we the tempest fear.
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Lucky men are favorites of Heaven.
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There is a proud modesty in merit.
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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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All empire is no more than power in trust.
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At home the hateful names of parties cease, And factious souls are wearied into peace.
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Keen appetite And quick digestion wait on you and yours.
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The secret pleasure of a generous act Is the great mind’s great bribe.
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The scum that rises upmost, when the nation boils.
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