What did John Dryden mean by: It is sufficient to say, according to the proverb, that here is God’s plenty. John Dryden Poet · England Copy
+ He was exhaled; his great Creator drew His spirit, as the sun the morning dew. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Creation, Renewal, Spirituality, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Few know the use of life before ’tis past. Author, August 3, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Awareness, Reflection, Regret, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Either be wholly slaves or wholly free. Author, June 3, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Dichotomy, Freedom, Slavery, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Pleasure never comes sincere to man; but lent by heaven upon hard usury. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Heaven, Insincerity, Pleasure, 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
+ Virgil and Horace [were] the severest writers of the severest age. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Classical, Criticism, Literature, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ But wild Ambition loves to slide, not stand, And Fortune’s ice prefers to Virtue’s land. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Ambition, Fortune, Virtue, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Lucky men are favorites of Heaven. Author, June 13, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Destiny, Favor, Fortune, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
Algebra is generous; she often gives more than is asked of her. Jean le Rond d'Alembert Mathematician and physicist · France
To be able to dispense with good things is tantamount to possessing them. Jean-Francois Regnard Playwright · France
If Socrates died like a philosopher, Jesus Christ died like a God. Read explanation Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher · Switzerland
