The first is the law, the last prerogative.

Quote by John Dryden

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Honor is but an empty bubble.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

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

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

Roused by the lash of his own stubborn tail our lion now will foreign foes...

Roused by the lash of his own stubborn tail our lion now will foreign foes...

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

War is the trade of kings.

War is the trade of kings.

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...

Thou strong seducer, Opportunity!

Thou strong seducer, Opportunity!

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.

You see through love, and that deludes your sight, As what is straight seems crooked...

You see through love, and that deludes your sight, As what is straight seems crooked...

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.

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.

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...

By education most have been misled; so they believe, because they were bred. The priest...

By education most have been misled; so they believe, because they were bred. The priest...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail. In the long...

Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail. In the long...

All books are divisible into two classes, the books of the hour, and the books...

All books are divisible into two classes, the books of the hour, and the books...