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

Quote by John Dryden

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So softly death succeeded life in her, She did but dream of heaven, and she...

So softly death succeeded life in her, She did but dream of heaven, and she...

Love is not in our choice but in our fate.

Love is not in our choice but in our fate.

Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.

Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.

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...

All, all of a piece throughout; Thy chase had a beast in view; Thy wars...

All, all of a piece throughout; Thy chase had a beast in view; Thy wars...

Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure

Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure

Sometimes we see things not as they are but as we are: Love brings understanding

Sometimes we see things not as they are but as we are: Love brings understanding

He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master

He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

All heiresses are beautiful.

All heiresses are beautiful.

The intoxication of anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides...

The intoxication of anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides...

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...

And plenty makes us poor.

And plenty makes us poor.

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

Love thou the rose, yet leave it on its stem.

Love thou the rose, yet leave it on its stem.

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...

Roused by the lash of his own stubborn tail our lion now will foreign foes...

Roused by the lash of his own stubborn tail our lion now will foreign foes...

But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who...

But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who...

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...

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.