War, he sung, is toil and trouble; honour but an empty bubble.

Quote by John Dryden

Topics: War Quotes

Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is with thoughts of what may...

Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is with thoughts of what may...

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...

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

There's a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times...

There's a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times...

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.

Look around the inhabited world; how few know their own good, or knowing it, pursue.

Look around the inhabited world; how few know their own good, or knowing it, pursue.

Thou strong seducer, Opportunity!

Thou strong seducer, Opportunity!

And love's the noblest frailty of the mind.

And love's the noblest frailty of the mind.

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

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

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

And plenty makes us poor.

And plenty makes us poor.

So softly death succeeded life in her, She did but dream of heaven, and she...

So softly death succeeded life in her, She did but dream of heaven, and she...

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.

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.

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

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

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...

None but the brave deserves the fair.

None but the brave deserves the fair.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.

If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right, you'll probably never do...

If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right, you'll probably never do...