They that possess the prince possess the laws.

Quote by John Dryden

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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.

Drinking is the soldier's pleasure.

Drinking is the soldier's pleasure.

Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.

Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.

None but the brave deserves the fair.

None but the brave deserves the fair.

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

Great wits are sure to madness near allied - And thin partitions do their bounds...

Great wits are sure to madness near allied - And thin partitions do their bounds...

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

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 -...

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.

He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master

He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master

To die is landing on some distant shore.

To die is landing on some distant shore.

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...

Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath...

Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath...

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

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.

Successful crimes alone are justified.

Successful crimes alone are justified.

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.