War is the trade of Kings.

Quote by John Dryden

Topics: John Dryden Quotes

Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, But Genius must be born; and...

Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, But Genius must be born; and...

All heiresses are beautiful.

All heiresses are beautiful.

Words are but pictures of our thoughts.

Words are but pictures of our thoughts.

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...

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

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...

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.

And plenty makes us poor.

And plenty makes us poor.

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...

It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is...

It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is...

Every age has a kind of universal genius, which includes those that live in it...

Every age has a kind of universal genius, which includes those that live in it...

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...

Beware the fury of a patient man.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.

Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.

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.

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...

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

All, all of a piece throughout; Thy chase had a beast in view; Thy wars...

All, all of a piece throughout; Thy chase had a beast in view; Thy wars...

The multitude will hardly believe the excessive force of education, and in the difference of...

The multitude will hardly believe the excessive force of education, and in the difference of...

From birth to age 18, a girl needs good parents, from 18 to 35 she...

From birth to age 18, a girl needs good parents, from 18 to 35 she...