Thus like a Captive in an Isle confin'd, Man walks at large, a Pris'ner of the Mind
Quoted by John Dryden
Satire is a kind of poetry in which human vices are reprehended.
Quoted by John Dryden
Rhyme is the rock on which thou art to wreck, 'Tis fatal to thy fame and to thy neck.
Quoted by John Dryden
Pains of love be sweeter far than all the other pleasures are.
Quoted by John Dryden
Interest makes all seem reason that leads to it.
Quoted by John Dryden
We first make our habits, then our habits make us.
Quoted by John Dryden
For mysterious things of faith, rely on the proponent, Heaven's authority.
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Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres.
Quoted by John Dryden
Such subtle covenants shall be made, 'til peace itself is war in masquerade.
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The thought of being nothing after death is a burden insupportable to a virtuous man.
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Great wits are sure to madness near allied; And thin partitions do their bonds divide.
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The soft complaining flute, In dying notes, discovers The woes of hopeless lovers.
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There is a pleasure in being mad, which none but madmen know.
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Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; and every little absence is an age.
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The world's an inn, and death the journey's end.
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For danger levels man and brute And all are fellows in their need.
Quoted by John Dryden