Look around the inhabited world; how few know their own good, or knowing it, pursue.

Quote by John Dryden

Topics: John Dryden Quotes

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...

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...

He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master

He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master

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...

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

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

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

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.

Love is love's reward.

Love is love's reward.

He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount...

He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount...

War is the trade of Kings.

War is the trade of Kings.

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...

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...

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...

Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are.

Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

They'll hate you if you're pretty. They'll hate you if you're not. They'll hate you...

They'll hate you if you're pretty. They'll hate you if you're not. They'll hate you...

People only rain on your parade because they're jealous of your sun and tired of...

People only rain on your parade because they're jealous of your sun and tired of...