More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store

Quote by John Dryden

Topics: Liberty Quotes

Bold knaves thrive without one grain of sense, but good men starve for want of...

Bold knaves thrive without one grain of sense, but good men starve for want of...

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...

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...

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

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...

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.

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is, with thoughts of what may...

Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is, with thoughts of what may...

War is the trade of Kings.

War is the trade of Kings.

Thou strong seducer, Opportunity!

Thou strong seducer, Opportunity!

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

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...

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Every age has a kind of universal genius, which includes those that live in it...

Every age has a kind of universal genius, which includes those that live in it...

All heiresses are beautiful.

All heiresses are beautiful.

Love is love's reward.

Love is love's reward.

All objects lose by too familiar a view.

All objects lose by too familiar a view.

None but the brave deserves the fair.

None but the brave deserves the fair.

The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance...

The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance...

To be an artist includes much; one must possess many gifts - absolute gifts -...

To be an artist includes much; one must possess many gifts - absolute gifts -...