John Dryden ( 10 of 157 )
All who (like him) have writ ill plays before,
For they, like thieves, condemned, are hangman made,
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All who (like him) have writ ill plays before,
For they, like thieves, condemned, are hangman made,
To execute the members of their trade.
Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; every little absence is an age.
Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; every little absence is an age.
All, as they say, that glitters is not gold.
All, as they say, that glitters is not gold.
'Tis Fate that flings the dice,
And as she flings
Of kings makes peasants,
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'Tis Fate that flings the dice,
And as she flings
Of kings makes peasants,
And of peasants kings.
We spirits have just such natures
We had for all the world, when human creatures;
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We spirits have just such natures
We had for all the world, when human creatures;
And, therefore, I, that was an actress here,
Play all my tricks in hell, a goblin there.
Trust on and think To-morrow will repay;
To-morrow's falser than the former day;
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Trust on and think To-morrow will repay;
To-morrow's falser than the former day;
Lies worse; and while it says, we shall be blest
With some new Joys, cuts off what we possest.
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting
different results.
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting
different results.
The most aggravating thing about the younger generation is that I
no longer belong to it.
The most aggravating thing about the younger generation is that I
no longer belong to it.
Treason is not own'd when 'tis descried;
Successful crimes alone are justified.
Treason is not own'd when 'tis descried;
Successful crimes alone are justified.
Drawn to the dregs of a democracy.
Drawn to the dregs of a democracy.
