Events Quote by John Dryden

“It is a madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because in herself she is nothing, can rule nothing, but is ruled by prudence.” quote by John Dryden — Download Open image

“It is a madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because in herself she is nothing, can rule nothing, but is ruled by prudence.”

John Dryden

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Trust on and think To-morrow will repay; To-morrow's falser than the former day; Lies worse; and while it says, we shall be blest With…

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To take up half on trust, and half to try, Name it not faith but bungling bigotry.

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Among our crimes oblivion may be set.

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And after hearing what our Church can say, If still our reason runs another way, That private reason 'tis more just to curb, Than…

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Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave deserves the fair.

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A coward is the kindest animal; 'Tis the most forgiving creature in a fight.

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God never made his work for man to mend.

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Reason to rule, mercy to forgive: The first is law, the last prerogative. Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

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Stiff opinion, always in the wrong.

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He with a graceful pride, While his rider every hand survey'd, Sprung loose, and flew into an escapade; Not moving forward, yet with every…

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Men's virtues I have commended as freely as I have taxed their crimes.

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Teaching children about the natural world should be seen as one of the most important events in their lives.

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History employs evolution to structure biological events in time.

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