All John Dryden Quotes
- For, Heaven be thank'd, we live in such an age, when no man dies for love, but on the stage. Age
- What all your sex desire is Sovereignty All
- All, all of a piece throughout; Thy chase had a beast in view; Thy wars brought nothing about; Thy lovers were all untrue. 'Tis well… Age
- A just and lively image of human representing, its passions and humours and the changing of fortune to, which it is subject for the delight… Changing
- Self-defence is Nature's eldest law. Defence
- When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat. Yet, fooled by hope, men favour the deceit; trust on, and think to-morrow will repay: to-morrow's falser… All
- Errors like straws upon the surface flow: Who would search for pearls must dive below Dive
- Even victors are by victory undone Even Victors
- War, he sung, is toil and trouble; honour but an empty bubble. Bubble
- Stiff opinion, always in the wrong. Obstinacy