Let this list of 89 quotations by the English poet John Dryden lead you to an inspirational day. Recharge yourself with motivational love, fate, reason sayings, and satisfy your hunger for a better life.
What are the best John Dryden quotes?
We've made this hand-picked collection of quotes to show you what is John Dryden truly willing to say and leave for generations. Whether an inspirational quote or a motivational message about giving your best, we can all benefit from the wisdom, captured within these words.
Kings fight for empires, madmen for applause.
Fortune befriends the bold.
We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.
But far more numerous was the herd of such. Who think too little and who talk too much.
When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit.
Love is love's reward.
Far more numerous are those as such; who think to little and talk to much.
Self-defense is Nature's eldest law.
Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, but genius must be born; and never can be taught.
He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear.
Tomorrow do thy worst, I have lived today.
He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master.
Pains of love be sweeter far than all the other pleasures are.
Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.
Nor is the people's judgement always true;The most may err as grossly as the few.
Reason to rule but mercy to forgive: The first is the law, the last prerogative.
War, he sung, is toil and trouble; Honor but an empty bubble.
Successful crimes alone are justified.
He who would search for pearls must dive below.
So over violent, or over civil that every man with him was God or Devil.
All objects lose by too familiar a view.
Since every man who lives is born to die, and none can boast sincere felicity, with equal mind, what happens, let us bear, nor joy nor grieve too much for things beyond our care.
Honor is but an empty bubble.
Such subtle Covenants shall be made,Till Peace it self is War in Masquerade.
Time is the most valuable coin in your life.
You and you alone will determine how that coin will be spent. Be careful that you don't let other people spend it for you.
Nature meant me a wife, a silly harmless household Dove, fond without art; and kind without deceit.
Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.
Plots, true or false, are necessary things, to raise up commonwealths, and ruin kings.
All heiresses are beautiful.
Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres.
Roused by the lash of his own stubborn tail our lion now will foreign foes assail.
Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.
He invades authors like a monarch; and what would be theft in other poets is only victory in him.
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.
You see through love, and that deludes your sight, As what is straight seems crooked through the water.
