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There is a pleasure, sure,
In being mad, which none but madmen know!

There is a pleasure, sure,
In being mad, which none but madmen know!

by John Dryden Found in: Insanity Quotes,
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It is not so very important for a person to learn facts. For
that he does not really need read more

It is not so very important for a person to learn facts. For
that he does not really need a college. He can learn them from
books. The value of an education is a liberal arts college is
not learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think
something that cannot be learned from textbooks.

by John Dryden Found in: Education Quotes,
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Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain:
Fought all his battles o'er again;
And thrice he read more

Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain:
Fought all his battles o'er again;
And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain.

by John Dryden Found in: Vanity Quotes,
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All, as they say, that glitters is not gold.

All, as they say, that glitters is not gold.

by John Dryden Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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For those whom God to ruin has designed
He fits for fate, and first destroys their mind.

For those whom God to ruin has designed
He fits for fate, and first destroys their mind.

by John Dryden Found in: Insanity Quotes,
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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.

by John Dryden Found in: Insanity Quotes,
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Drawn to the dregs of a democracy.

Drawn to the dregs of a democracy.

by John Dryden Found in: Democracy Quotes,
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Lord of human kind.

Lord of human kind.

by John Dryden Found in: Pride Quotes,
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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.

by John Dryden Found in: Treason Quotes,
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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.

by John Dryden Found in: Youth Quotes,
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