Best John Dryden Words
- Freedom which in no other land will thrive, Freedom an English subject's sole prerogative. English
- None are so busy as the fool and the knave. Busy
- I am devilishly afraid, that's certain; but ... I'll sing, that I may seem valiant. Afraid
- He trudged along unknowing what he sought, And whistled as he went, for want of thought. Along
- Our vows are heard betimes! and Heaven takes care To grant, before we can conclude the prayer: Preventing angels met it half the way, And… Angel
- Truth is the foundation of all knowledge and the cement of all societies. All
- They say everything in the world is good for something. Funny
- He is a perpetual fountain of good sense. Fountain
- Three poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpass'd; The next, in majesty; in… Adorn
- The conscience of a people is their power. Conscience
- Him of the western dome, whose weighty sense Flows in fit words and heavenly eloquence. Dome
- Whatever is, is in its causes just. Causes
- Kings fight for empires, madmen for applause. Applause
- One of the greatest, most noble, and most sublime poems which either this age or nation has produced. Age
- Who thinks all Science, as all Virtue, vain; Who counts Geometry and numbers Toys... Accounts
- For those whom God to ruin has design'd, He fits for fate, and first destroys their mind. Design
- The secret pleasure of a generous act Is the great mind's great bribe. Act
- Thou tyrant, tyrant Jealousy, Thou tyrant of the mind! Inspirational
- If you are for a merry jaunt, I will try, for once, who can foot it farthest. Farthest
- The glorious lamp of heaven, the radiant sun, Is Nature's eye. Eye
- All empire is no more than power in trust. All
- When the Sun sets, shadows, that shew'd at Noon But small, appear most long and terrible; So, when we think Fate hovers o'er our Heads,… All
- For all have not the gift of martyrdom. All
- To die is landing on some distant shore. Death
- Woman's honor is nice as ermine; it will not bear a soil. Bear
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