John Dryden

John Dryden

"Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today."
55 Quotes
"Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today."
John Dryden
Save
"Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten."
John Dryden
Save
"The intoxication of anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides us from ourselves."
John Dryden
Save
"Dancing is the poetry of the foot."
John Dryden
Save
"And plenty makes us poor."
John Dryden
Save
"Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way: Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on, And see the dangers that we cannot shun."
John Dryden
Save
"Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul."
John Dryden
Save
"Forgiveness to the injured does belong but they ne'er pardon who have done wrong."
John Dryden
Save
"For truth has such a face and such a mien, as to be loved needs only to be seen."
John Dryden
Save
"Boldness is a mask for fear, however great."
John Dryden
Save
"Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is with thoughts of what may be."
John Dryden
"Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone."
John Dryden
"Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas."
John Dryden
"Words are but pictures of our thoughts."
John Dryden
"Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are."
John Dryden
"Love is love's reward."
John Dryden
"But love's a malady without a cure."
John Dryden
"War is the trade of Kings."
John Dryden
"When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit."
John Dryden
"War he sung is toil and trouble Honour but an empty bubble."
John Dryden
✉️

Get more quotes like John Dryden's — every morning.

Join thousands of wisdom seekers getting daily quotes from 300,000+ curated sources.

Free forever. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.