What did John Dryden mean by: Fattened in vice, so callous and so gross, he sins and sees not, senseless of his loss. John Dryden Poet · England Copy
+ When Misfortune is asleep, let no one wake her. Author, September 28, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Caution, Fate, Rest, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Humility and resignation are our prime virtues. Author, October 2, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Humility, Resignation, Virtues, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Death ends our woes, and the kind grave shuts up the mournful scene. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Death, Mourning, Relief, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Virtue in distress, and vice in triumph make atheists of mankind. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Distress, Triumph, Virtue, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ He look’d in years, yet in his years were seen A youthful vigor, and autumnal green. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Aging, Vitality, Youth, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master Author, October 15, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Power, Secrets, Trust, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Not to ask is not be denied. Author, June 10, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Acceptance, Curiosity, Rejection, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ For all have not the gift of martyrdom. Author, September 9, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Devotion, Faith, Sacrifice, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
A blockhead cannot come in, nor go away, nor sit, nor rise, nor stand, like a man of sense. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Nothing sways the stupid more than arguments they can’t understand. Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Clergy · France
Anyone who hasn’t experienced the ecstasy of betrayal knows nothing about ecstasy at all. Read explanation Jean Genet Playwright · France