What did John Dryden mean by: For what can power give more than food and drink, To live at ease, and not be bound to think? John Dryden Poet · England Copy
+ Bankrupt of life, yet prodigal of ease. Author, September 17, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Bankruptcy, Contrast, Ease, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ All objects lose by too familiar a view. Author, August 1, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Appreciation, Novelty, Perception, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Treason is greatest where trust is greatest. Author, July 5, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Betrayal, Loyalty, Trust, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Roused by the lash of his own stubborn tail our lion now will foreign foes assail. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Conflict, Determination, Resilience, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ The Fates but only spin the coarser clue; The finest of the wool is left for you. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Destiny, Opportunity, Responsibility, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Content with poverty, my soul I arm; And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Contentment, Poverty, Virtue, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Riches cannot rescue from the grave, which claims alike the monarch and the slave. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Death, Equality, Wealth, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Light sufferings give us leisure to complain. Author, September 27, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Complaint, Leisure, Suffering, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
If it has to choose who is to be crucified, the crowd will always save Barabbas. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
One is either judge or accused. The judge sits, the accused stands. Live on your feet. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
It is no more in our power to love always than it was not to love at all. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
