Bold knaves thrive without one grain of sense, but good men starve for want of impudence.

Quote by John Dryden

Topics: Mankind Quotes

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...

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...

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

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

War, he sung, is toil and trouble; honour but an empty bubble.

War, he sung, is toil and trouble; honour but an empty bubble.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

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...

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...

Beware the fury of a patient man.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

Tomorrow do thy worst, I have lived today.

Tomorrow do thy worst, I have lived today.

Love is not in our choice but in our fate.

Love is not in our choice but in our fate.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

And love's the noblest frailty of the mind.

And love's the noblest frailty of the mind.

It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is...

It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is...

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

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.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

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...

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

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

Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.

Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.

Having someone who understands is a great blessing for ourselves. Being someone who understands is...

Having someone who understands is a great blessing for ourselves. Being someone who understands is...