Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

Quote by John Dryden

Topics: John Dryden Quotes

The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one.

The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one.

Seek not to know what must not be reveal, for joy only flows where fate...

Seek not to know what must not be reveal, for joy only flows where fate...

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

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

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

All, all of a piece throughout; Thy chase had a beast in view; Thy wars...

All, all of a piece throughout; Thy chase had a beast in view; Thy wars...

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...

Drinking is the soldier's pleasure.

Drinking is the soldier's pleasure.

Thou strong seducer, Opportunity!

Thou strong seducer, Opportunity!

Look round the habitable world, how few Know their own good, or, knowing it, pursue!

Look round the habitable world, how few Know their own good, or, knowing it, pursue!

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

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

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...

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

When he spoke, what tender words he used! So softly, that like flakes of feathered...

When he spoke, what tender words he used! So softly, that like flakes of feathered...

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...

War is the trade of kings.

War is the trade of kings.

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...

All heiresses are beautiful

All heiresses are beautiful

Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession;...

Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession;...

Wanna see someone pretty? Look in a magazine. Wanna see someone beautiful? Look in the...

Wanna see someone pretty? Look in a magazine. Wanna see someone beautiful? Look in the...