The fool of nature stood with stupid eyes And gaping mouth, that testified surprise

Quote by John Dryden

Topics: Nature Quotes

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

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...

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

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...

Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do their bounds divide.

Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do their bounds divide.

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

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

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...

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!

Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.

Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.

All heiresses are beautiful

All heiresses are beautiful

Love works a different way in different minds, the fool it enlightens and the wise...

Love works a different way in different minds, the fool it enlightens and the wise...

All heiresses are beautiful.

All heiresses are beautiful.

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.

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...

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

If you be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams -...

If you be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams -...

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...

Simplicity is a pleasant thing in children, or at any age, but it is not...

Simplicity is a pleasant thing in children, or at any age, but it is not...

Explore your mind, discover yourself, then give the best that is in you to your...

Explore your mind, discover yourself, then give the best that is in you to your...

It's a recipe for disaster when your country has an obesity epidemic and a skinny...

It's a recipe for disaster when your country has an obesity epidemic and a skinny...