He loved me well: so well he could but die - To show he loved me better than his life; he lost it for me

Quote by John Dryden

Topics: Love Quotes

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery...

Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery...

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

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

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...

Even victors are by victories undone.

Even victors are by victories undone.

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

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...

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...

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

God never made his work for man to mend.

God never made his work for man to mend.

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.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

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

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

For, Heaven be thank'd, we live in such an age, when no man dies for...

For, Heaven be thank'd, we live in such an age, when no man dies for...

He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master

He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master

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

Error is the force that welds men together; truth is communicated to men only by...

Error is the force that welds men together; truth is communicated to men only by...

Since, therefore, no man is born without faults, and he is esteemed the best whose...

Since, therefore, no man is born without faults, and he is esteemed the best whose...