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

Quote by John Dryden

Topics: Madness Quotes, Wit Quotes

He loved me well: so well he could but die - To show he loved...

He loved me well: so well he could but die - To show he loved...

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

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

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

Love is not in our choice but in our fate.

Love is not in our choice but in our fate.

Criticism, as it was first instituted by Aristotle, was meant as a standard of judging...

Criticism, as it was first instituted by Aristotle, was meant as a standard of judging...

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

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

For truth has such a face and such a mien, as to be loved needs...

For truth has such a face and such a mien, as to be loved needs...

Love is hard work; and hard work sometimes hurts!

Love is hard work; and hard work sometimes hurts!

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Even victors are by victory undone

Even victors are by victory undone

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

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

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.

The fool of nature stood with stupid eyes And gaping mouth, that testified surprise

The fool of nature stood with stupid eyes And gaping mouth, that testified surprise

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...

Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne'er pardon who have done wrong.

Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne'er pardon who have done wrong.

Tomorrow do thy worst, I have lived today.

Tomorrow do thy worst, I have lived today.

What passions cannot music raise or quell?

What passions cannot music raise or quell?

Successful crimes alone are justified.

Successful crimes alone are justified.