Successful crimes alone are justified

Quote by John Dryden

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War is the trade of kings.

War is the trade of kings.

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

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

Even victors are by victory undone

Even victors are by victory undone

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...

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

The first is the law, the last prerogative.

The first is the law, the last prerogative.

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

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

Thou strong seducer, Opportunity!

Thou strong seducer, Opportunity!

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

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

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.

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

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...

Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts

Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts

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.

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...

Woman's honor is nice as ermine; it will not bear a soil.

Woman's honor is nice as ermine; it will not bear a soil.

They can conquer who believe they can

They can conquer who believe they can

So always, if we look back, concern for face-to-face morality, and its modern emphasis on...

So always, if we look back, concern for face-to-face morality, and its modern emphasis on...

People who cease to believe in God or goodness altogether still believe in the devil....

People who cease to believe in God or goodness altogether still believe in the devil....

Success is in the details.

Success is in the details.