Famous Quotes by John Dryden

Below are famous quotes by John Dryden - English dramatist & poet (1631 - 1700).

Better shun the bait, than struggle in the snare.

Beware of the fury of the patient man.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

But far more numerous was the herd of such,
Who think too little and who talk too much.

Dreams are but interludes that fancy makes...
Sometimes forgotten things, long cast behind
Rush forward in the brain, and come to mind.

Happy the man, and happy he alone,
He, who can call to-day his own:
He who, secure within, can say,
To-morrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.

Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have an end; whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue.

Set all things in their own peculiar place, and know that order is the greatest grace.

The conscience of a people is their power.

They think to little who talk to much.

Tomorrow, do thy worst, for I have lived today.

We must beat the iron while it is hot, but we may polish it at leisure.

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