John Denham Professions : Poet Born : 1615 Died : March 19, 1669 Browse All Authors Top 23 quotes by John Denham Learn to live well, that thou may'st die so too; John Denham live-well may life Tis the most certain sign, the world's accurst That the best things corrupted, are the worst; 'Twas the corrupted Light of knowledge, hurl'd Sin, Death, and Ignorance o'er all the world; That Sun like this (from which our sight we have) Gaz'd on too long, resumes the light he gave. John Denham light ignorance sight Such is our pride, our folly, or our fate, That few, but such as cannot write, translate. John Denham fate pride writing You prove but too clearly that seeking to know Is too frequently learning to doubt. John Denham prove doubt knows It is no exaggeration to say that Israeli policy in the occupied territories is not simply a matter of foreign policy - it is a matter for British domestic security policy too. John Denham british territory matter Who fears not to do ill fears the name, And free from conscience, is a slave to fame. John Denham slave names fame Sure there are poets which did never dream Upon Parnassus, nor did taste the stream Of Helicon; we therefore may suppose Those made not poets, but the poets those. John Denham taste dream may Whatsoever is worthy of their love is worth their anger. John Denham worthy anger love-is When any great design thou dost intend, Think on the means, the manner, and the end. John Denham design mean thinking We are never like angels till our passion dies. John Denham dies passion angel Poetry is of so subtle a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language into another it will evaporate. John Denham pouring language spirit But whither am I strayed? I need not raise Trophies to thee from other men's dispraise; Nor is thy fame on lesser ruins built; Nor needs thy juster title the foul guilt Of Eastern kings, who, to secure their reign, Must have their brothers, sons, and kindred slain. John Denham brother kings son The man who first abused his fellows with swear-words instead of bashing their brains out with a club should be counted among those who laid the foundations of civilization. John Denham abuse men civilization Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber and their gravel gold; His genuine and less guilty wealth t' explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore. John Denham foam guilt gold Actions of the last age are like almanacs of the last year. John Denham lasts age years Search not to find things too deeply hid; Nor try to know things whose knowledge is forbid. John Denham knows trying knowledge Youth, what man's age is like to be, doth show; We may our ends by our beginnings know. John Denham age may men Uncertain ways unsafest are, and doubt a greater mischief than despair. John Denham despair doubt way Books should to one of these fours ends conduce, for wisdom, piety, delight, or use. John Denham reading use book Nor ought a genius less than his that writ attempt translation. John Denham translations ought genius Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors
