Mighty things from small beginnings grow.
JOHN DRYDENSince a true knowledge of nature gives us pleasure, a lively imitation of it, either in poetry or painting, must produce a much greater; for both these arts are not only true imitations of nature, but of the best nature.
More John Dryden Quotes
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God never made his work for man to mend.
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Tis a good thing to laugh at any rate; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness.
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Let Fortune empty her whole quiver on me, I have a soul that, like an ample shield, Can take in all, and verge enough for more; Fate was not mine, nor am I Fate’s: Souls know no conquerors.
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By education most have been misled.
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He trudged along unknowing what he sought, And whistled as he went, for want of thought.
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The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one.
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Truth is the object of our understanding, as good is of our will; and the understanding can no more be delighted with a lie than the will can choose an apparent evil.
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Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.
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The love of liberty with life is given, And life itself the inferior gift of Heaven.
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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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Here lies my wife: here let her lie! Now she’s at rest, and so am I.
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Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.
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Swift was the race, but short the time to run.
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Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are.
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The trumpet’s loud clangor Excites us to arms.
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