Memorable Quotes and quotations from John DrydenJohn Dryden English dramatist & poet (1631 - 1700)John Dryden - The Medal, 1682 - None are so busy as the fool and knave. John Dryden - - Beware the fury of a patient man. John Dryden - - The conscience of a people is their power. John Dryden - Imitation of Horace - And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm. John Dryden - - Beware the fury of a patient man. John Dryden - - Beware of the fury of the patient man. John Dryden - - They think to little who talk to much. John Dryden - - But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little and who talk too much. John Dryden - - Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have an end; whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue. John Dryden - Absalom and Achitophel (1681) - Beware the fury of a patient man. John Dryden - - Set all things in their own peculiar place, and know that order is the greatest grace. John Dryden - - We must beat the iron while it is hot, but we may polish it at leisure. John Dryden - - Happy the man, and happy he alone, He, who can call to-day his own: He who, secure within, can say, To-morrow do thy worst, for I have lived today. John Dryden - - Tomorrow, do thy worst, for I have lived today. John Dryden - - Dreams are but interludes that fancy makes... Sometimes forgotten things, long cast behind Rush forward in the brain, and come to mind. John Dryden - - Better shun the bait, than struggle in the snare. |
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