What did John Dryden mean by: He is a perpetual fountain of good sense. John Dryden Poet · England Copy
+ The good we have enjoyed from Heaven’s free will, and shall we murmur to endure the ill? Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Acceptance, Gratitude, Resilience, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Genius must be born, it can’t be taught. Author, June 14, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Achievement, Innate, Talent, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Body, Shame, Spirit, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ The glorious lamp of heaven, the radiant sun, Is Nature’s eye. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Beauty, Nature, Sun, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Fortune confounds the wise, And when they least expect it turns the dice. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Chance, Fortune, Wisdom, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ No king nor nation one moment can retard the appointed hour. Author, July 1, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Inevitability, Power, Time, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ I have a soul that like an ample shield Can take in all, and verge enough for more. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Capacity, Soul, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Fortune’s unjust; she ruins oft the brave, and him who should be victor, makes the slave. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Fortune, Injustice, Power, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
There are truths which one can only say after having won the right to say them. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Men fall from great fortune because of the same shortcomings that led to their rise. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A man has made great progress in cunning when he does not seem too clever to others. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
