John Dryden
Poet
1631-08-19
Quotes by John Dryden
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We first make our habits, then our habits make us.
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Such subtle covenants shall be made, Till peace itself is war in masquerade.
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I am sore wounded but not slainI will lay me down and bleed a whileAnd then rise up to fight again
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But far more numerous was the herd of such,Who think too little, and who talk too much.
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Welcome, thou kind deceiver!Thou best of thieves: who, with an easy key,Dost open life, and, unperceived by us,Even steal us from ourselves.
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For you may palm upon us new for old:All, as they say, that glitters, is not gold.
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Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls, must dive below.
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But far more numerous was the herd of such,Who think too little, and who talk too much.
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Such subtle covenants shall be made, Till peace itself is war in masquerade.
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I am sore wounded but not slainI will lay me down and bleed a whileAnd then rise up to fight again
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We first make our habits, then our habits make us.
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Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls, must dive below.
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For you may palm upon us new for old:All, as they say, that glitters, is not gold.
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Welcome, thou kind deceiver!Thou best of thieves: who, with an easy key,Dost open life, and, unperceived by us,Even steal us from ourselves.
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The intoxication of anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides us from ourselves.
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Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.
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Successful crimes alone are justified.
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Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.
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Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone.
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Seek not to know what must not be reveal, for joy only flows where fate is most concealed. A busy person would find their sorrows much more; if future fortunes were known before!
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