Damn'd neuters, in their middle way of steering, Are neither fish, nor flesh, nor good red herring. John Dryden More Quotes by John Dryden More Quotes From John Dryden We find few historians who have been diligent enough in their search for truth; it is their common method to take on trust what they help distribute to the public; by which means a falsehood once received from a famed writer becomes traditional to posterity. John Dryden truthhelpingmean Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace. John Dryden being-strongstrengthstrong Love either finds equality or makes it. John Dryden best-lovemarriagelove Arts and sciences in one and the same century have arrived at great perfection; and no wonder, since every age has a kind of universal genius, which inclines those that live in it to some particular studies; the work then, being pushed on by many hands, must go forward. John Dryden hard-workscienceart The fool of nature stood with stupid eyes And gaping mouth, that testified surprise. John Dryden eyestupidpeople Is it not evident, in these last hundred years (when the Study of Philosophy has been the business of all the Virtuosi in Christendome) that almost a new Nature has been revealed to us? that more errours of the School have been detected, more useful Experiments in Philosophy have been made, more Noble Secrets in Opticks, Medicine, Anatomy, Astronomy, discover'd, than in all those credulous and doting Ages from Aristotle to us? So true it is that nothing spreads more fast than Science, when rightly and generally cultivated. John Dryden philosophyscienceschool Youth, beauty, graceful action seldom fail: But common interest always will prevail; And pity never ceases to be shown To him who makes the people's wrongs his own. John Dryden failureactionpeople Home is the sacred refuge of our life. John Dryden refugesacredhome Either be wholly slaves or wholly free. John Dryden slaveliterature Even victors are by victories undone. John Dryden undonevictory The greater part performed achieves the less. John Dryden achievegreatersuccess To draw true beauty shows a master's hand. John Dryden mastersbeautyhands All authors to their own defects are blind. John Dryden defectsauthorshipblind The brave man seeks not popular applause, Nor, overpower'd with arms, deserts his cause; Unsham'd, though foil'd, he does the best he can, Force is of brutes, but honor is of man. John Dryden honorbraverymen Thoughts cannot form themselves in words so horrid As can express my guilt. John Dryden formguilt It is almost impossible to translate verbally and well at the same time; for the Latin (a most severe and compendious language) often expresses that in one word which either the barbarity or the narrowness of modern tongues cannot supply in more. ...But since every language is so full of its own proprieties that what is beautiful in one is often barbarous, nay, sometimes nonsense, in another, it would be unreasonable to limit a translator to the narrow compass of his author's words; it is enough if he choose out some expression which does not vitiate the sense. John Dryden expressionlatinbeautiful Music, Music for a while Shall all your cares beguile. Alexander's Feast John Dryden care The people have a right supreme John Dryden designkingspeople The Fates but only spin the coarser clue; The finest of the wool is left for you. John Dryden woolcluefate Jealousy's a proof of love, But 'tis a weak and unavailing medicine; It puts out the disease and makes it show, But has no power to cure. John Dryden proof-of-lovemedicinejealousy
