What did John Dryden mean by: Luxurious kings are to their people lost, They live like drones, upon the public cost. John Dryden Poet · England Copy
+ Accurst ambition, how dearly I have bought you. Author, August 27, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Ambition, Cost, Regret, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ And write whatever Time shall bring to pass With pens of adamant on plates of brass. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Permanence, Time, Writing, 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
+ 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
+ Fattened in vice, so callous and so gross, he sins and sees not, senseless of his loss. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Ignorance, Sin, Vice, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ 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
+ Bold knaves thrive without one grain of sense, But good men starve for want of impudence. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Deception, Morality, Society, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Restless at home, and ever prone to range. Author, August 6, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Exploration, Restlessness, Wanderlust, 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
