All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey.

Quote by John Dryden

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Great wits are sure to madness near allied - And thin partitions do their bounds...

Great wits are sure to madness near allied - And thin partitions do their bounds...

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...

Errors like straws upon the surface flow: Who would search for pearls must dive below

Errors like straws upon the surface flow: Who would search for pearls must dive below

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...

And love's the noblest frailty of the mind.

And love's the noblest frailty of the mind.

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...

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

War is the trade of Kings.

War is the trade of Kings.

What all your sex desire is Sovereignty

What all your sex desire is Sovereignty

We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.

We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Love is not in our choice but in our fate.

Love is not in our choice but in our fate.

Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath...

Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath...

If you be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams -...

If you be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams -...

And plenty makes us poor.

And plenty makes us poor.

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.