Go miser go, for money sell your soul. Trade wares for wares and trudge from pole to pole, So others may say when you are dead and gone. See what a vast estate he left his son.

Quote by John Dryden

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Even victors are by victories undone.

Even victors are by victories undone.

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

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

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...

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

None but the brave deserves the fair.

None but the brave deserves the fair.

Tomorrow do thy worst, I have lived today.

Tomorrow do thy worst, I have lived today.

Successful crimes alone are justified

Successful crimes alone are justified

Death in itself is nothing; but we fear to be we know not what, we...

Death in itself is nothing; but we fear to be we know not what, we...

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

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

Thou strong seducer, Opportunity!

Thou strong seducer, Opportunity!

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...

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

All objects lose by too familiar a view.

All objects lose by too familiar a view.

There's a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times...

There's a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times...

Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self.

Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self.

The great thing about knowing you're wrong is the moment you realize it, you're right.

The great thing about knowing you're wrong is the moment you realize it, you're right.

The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect...

The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect...