They that possess the prince possess the laws.

Quote by John Dryden

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You see through love, and that deludes your sight, As what is straight seems crooked...

You see through love, and that deludes your sight, As what is straight seems crooked...

Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; and every little absence is an...

Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; and every little absence is an...

Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is, with thoughts of what may...

Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is, with thoughts of what may...

When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat. Yet, fooled by hope, men favour the...

When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat. Yet, fooled by hope, men favour the...

By viewing Nature, Nature's handmaid, art, makes mighty things from small beginnings grow.

By viewing Nature, Nature's handmaid, art, makes mighty things from small beginnings grow.

A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.

A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

By education most have been misled; so they believe, because they were bred. The priest...

By education most have been misled; so they believe, because they were bred. The priest...

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master

He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master

Even victors are by victory undone

Even victors are by victory undone

More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store

More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store

Drinking is the soldier's pleasure.

Drinking is the soldier's pleasure.

Every age has a kind of universal genius, which includes those that live in it...

Every age has a kind of universal genius, which includes those that live in it...

Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres.

Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Woman's honor is nice as ermine; it will not bear a soil.

Woman's honor is nice as ermine; it will not bear a soil.

I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man I keep his house.

I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man I keep his house.

Instead of getting hard ourselves and trying to compete, women should try and give their...

Instead of getting hard ourselves and trying to compete, women should try and give their...

Men are more moral than they think and far more immoral than they can imagine.

Men are more moral than they think and far more immoral than they can imagine.