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Famous John Dryden Quotes
“Freedom which in no other land will thrive, Freedom an English subject's sole prerogative.”
“I am devilishly afraid, that's certain; but ... I'll sing, that I may seem valiant.”
“He trudged along unknowing what he sought, And whistled as he went, for want of thought.”
“Truth is the foundation of all knowledge and the cement of all societies.”
“They say everything in the world is good for something.”
“The conscience of a people is their power.”
“Him of the western dome, whose weighty sense Flows in fit words and heavenly eloquence.”
“For those whom God to ruin has design'd, He fits for fate, and first destroys their mind.”
“The secret pleasure of a generous act Is the great mind's great bribe.”
“If you are for a merry jaunt, I will try, for once, who can foot it farthest.”
“The glorious lamp of heaven, the radiant sun, Is Nature's eye.”
“For all have not the gift of martyrdom.”
“The thought of being nothing after death is a burden insupportable to a virtuous man.”
“For danger levels man and brute And all are fellows in their need.”
“Death ends our woes, and the kind grave shuts up the mournful scene.”
“Reason saw not, till Faith sprung the Light.”
“Desire of greatness is a godlike sin.”
“Home is the sacred refuge of our life.”
“Heaven be thanked, we live in such an age, When no man dies for love, but on the stage.”
“As poetry is the harmony of words, so music is that of notes.”
“Having mourned your sin, for outward Eden lost, find paradise within.”