John Dryden Quotes

John Dryden Quotes

John Dryden Quotes

Consider the following quotes by John Dryden:

"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."

"Better shun the bait, than struggle in the snare."

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

"They think too little who talk too much."

"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."

"The conscience of a people is their power."

"None are so busy as the fool and knave."

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