Keen appetite And quick digestion wait on you and yours. John Dryden More Quotes by John Dryden More Quotes From John Dryden The winds that never moderation knew, John Dryden blow joy wind Take not away the life you cannot give: John Dryden equal giving life Luxurious kings are to their people lost, John Dryden drones kings people The love of liberty with life is given, And life itself the inferior gift of Heaven. John Dryden liberty life-is heaven Errors like straws upon the surface flow, Who would search for pearls to be grateful for often must dive below. John Dryden gratitude grateful errors There is a pleasure in being mad, which none but madmen know. John Dryden mad depression insanity Truth is never to be expected from authors whose understanding is warped with enthusiasm. John Dryden understanding truth enthusiasm All heiresses are beautiful. John Dryden cynical beautiful beauty He who would pry behind the scenes oft sees a counterfeit. John Dryden counterfeit behind-the-scenes curiosity If the faults of men in orders are only to be judged among themselves, they are all in some sort parties; for, since they say the honour of their order is concerned in every member of it, how can we be sure that they will be impartial judges? John Dryden party men order Desire of power, on earth a vicious weed, Yet, sprung from high, is of celestial seed: In God 'tisglory; and when men aspire, 'Tis but a spark too much of heavenly fire. John Dryden weed fire men The thought of being nothing after death is a burden insupportable to a virtuous man. John Dryden burden afterlife men Rhyme is the rock on which thou art to wreck. John Dryden wrecks rocks art Merit challenges envy. John Dryden merit envy challenges The scum that rises upmost, when the nation boils. John Dryden scum nations How happy the lover, John Dryden pain sweet life We by art unteach what Nature taught. John Dryden taught nature art All the learn'd are cowards by profession. John Dryden profession coward Bacchus ever fair and young, Drinking joys did first ordain. Bachus's blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure, Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure- Sweet is pleasure after pain. John Dryden pain drinking sweet Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do their bounds divide. John Dryden wit madness literature
