John Dryden ( 10 of 157 )
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.
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
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.
Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent.
It takes a touch of genius--and a lot read more
Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent.
It takes a touch of genius--and a lot of courage--to move in the
opposite direction.
Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.
Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.
Rich the treasure,
Sweet the pleasure,
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Rich the treasure,
Sweet the pleasure,
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Who climbs the grammar-tree, distinctly knows
Where noun, and verb, and participle grows.
Who climbs the grammar-tree, distinctly knows
Where noun, and verb, and participle grows.
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!
Beware of the fury of the patient man. -John Dryden.
Beware of the fury of the patient man. -John Dryden.
Old as I am, for ladies' love unfit,
The power of beauty I remember yet,
Which once read more
Old as I am, for ladies' love unfit,
The power of beauty I remember yet,
Which once inflam'd my soul, and still inspires my wit.
