And plenty makes us poor.

Quote by John Dryden

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

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

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...

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

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he...

Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he...

Look around the inhabited world; how few know their own good, or knowing it, pursue.

Look around the inhabited world; how few know their own good, or knowing it, pursue.

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

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

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

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

What all your sex desire is Sovereignty

What all your sex desire is Sovereignty

And plenty makes us poor.

And plenty makes us poor.

War is the trade of Kings.

War is the trade of Kings.

War is the trade of kings.

War is the trade of kings.

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...

He [Shakespeare] was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the...

He [Shakespeare] was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had 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

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...

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

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

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.