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

Quote by John Dryden

Topics: Nature Quotes

And plenty makes us poor.

And plenty makes us poor.

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...

For, Heaven be thank'd, we live in such an age, when no man dies for...

For, Heaven be thank'd, we live in such an age, when no man dies for...

Successful crimes alone are justified

Successful crimes alone are justified

Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.

Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.

Love is hard work; and hard work sometimes hurts!

Love is hard work; and hard work sometimes hurts!

Either be wholly slaves or wholly free.

Either be wholly slaves or wholly free.

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...

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...

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

There is a pleasure in being mad which none but madmen know.

There is a pleasure in being mad which none but madmen know.

Thou strong seducer, Opportunity!

Thou strong seducer, Opportunity!

When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat. Yet, fooled by hope, men favour the...

When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat. Yet, fooled by hope, men favour the...

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

All objects lose by too familiar a view.

All objects lose by too familiar a view.

Death in itself is nothing; but we fear to be we know not what, we...

Death in itself is nothing; but we fear to be we know not what, we...

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

How can we know the dancer from the dance?

How can we know the dancer from the dance?

The girl who can't dance says the band can't play

The girl who can't dance says the band can't play