What did John Dryden mean by: Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are. John Dryden Poet · England Copy
+ Possess your soul with patience. Author, July 5, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Endurance, Patience, Self-control, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Merit challenges envy. Author, June 30, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Challenge, Envy, Merit, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Her wit was more than man, her innocence a child. Author, October 3, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Gender, Innocence, Wit, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Learn to write well, or not to write at all. Author, September 7, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Communication, Mastery, Writing, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ And that one hunting, which the Devil design’d For one fair female, lost him half the kind. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Consequences, Gender, Temptation, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Never was patriot yet, but was a fool. Author, August 24, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Criticism, Foolishness, Patriotism, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Having mourned your sin, for outward Eden lost, find paradise within. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Redemption, Sin, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ A narrow mind begets obstinacy; we do not easily believe what we cannot see. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Belief, Narrow-mindedness, Obstinacy, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
I only fear the death of others. For me, true death is that of the people I love Jean Cocteau Artist · France
I’m not willing just to be tolerated. That wounds my love of love and of liberty. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
What uniform can I wear to hide my heavy heart? It is too heavy. It will always show. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
If you cannot learn to love real art, at least learn to hate sham art and reject it. William Morris Designer · England