They that possess the prince possess the laws.

Quote by John Dryden

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When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor...

When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor...

Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure

Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure

Words are but pictures of our thoughts.

Words are but pictures of our thoughts.

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...

Beware the fury of a patient man.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

None but the brave deserves the fair.

None but the brave deserves the fair.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

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.

Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he...

Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he...

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...

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...

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

But love's a malady without a cure.

But love's a malady without a cure.

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.

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

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.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Like hatred, jealousy is forbidden by the laws of life because it is essentially destructive

Like hatred, jealousy is forbidden by the laws of life because it is essentially destructive

Isn't it kind of silly to think that tearing someone else down builds you up?

Isn't it kind of silly to think that tearing someone else down builds you up?