John Dryden ( 10 of 157 )
A horrid stillness first invades the ear,
And in that silence we the tempest fear.
A horrid stillness first invades the ear,
And in that silence we the tempest fear.
Joy rul'd the day, and Love the night.
Joy rul'd the day, and Love the night.
God never made His work for man to mend.
God never made His work for man to mend.
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has
learned in school.
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has
learned in school.
For friendship, of itself a holy tie,
Is made more sacred by adversity.
For friendship, of itself a holy tie,
Is made more sacred by adversity.
Beware the fury of a patient man. -John Dryden.
Beware the fury of a patient man. -John Dryden.
You know I met you,
Kist you, and prest you close within my arms,
With all the read more
You know I met you,
Kist you, and prest you close within my arms,
With all the tenderness of wifely love.
Ill writers are usually the sharpest censors.
Ill writers are usually the sharpest censors.
The winds that never moderation knew,
Afraid to blow too much, too faintly blew;
Or out of read more
The winds that never moderation knew,
Afraid to blow too much, too faintly blew;
Or out of breath with joy, could not enlarge
Their straighten'd lungs or conscious of their charge.
Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions--it only
guarantees equality of opportunity.
Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions--it only
guarantees equality of opportunity.
