What did John Dryden mean by: She feared no danger, for she knew no sin. John Dryden Poet · England Copy
+ He wants worth who dares not praise a foe. Author, August 10, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Conflict, Courage, Pride, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ A brave man scorns to quarrel once a day; Like Hectors in at every petty fray. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Bravery, Conflict, Honor, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ If passion rules, how weak does reason prove! Author, June 10, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Passion, Reason, Weakness, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ And he, who servilely creeps after sense, Is safe, but ne’er will reach an excellence. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Conformity, Excellence, Mediocrity, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ It is sufficient to say, according to the proverb, that here is God’s plenty. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Abundance, Divinity, Sufficiency, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ They think too little who talk too much. Author, September 7, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Communication, Reflection, Thinking, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne’er pardon who have done wrong. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Forgiveness, Injury, Wrongdoing, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Such subtle Covenants shall be made,Till Peace it self is War in Masquerade. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Conflict, Deception, Peace, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
I believe that while art is always beyond morality, it is never above it. Read explanation Jennifer Stone Actress · USA
A party spirit betrays the greatest men to act as meanly as the vulgar herd. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
It is not badness, it is the absence of goodness, which, in Art as in Life, is so depressing. Freya Stark Explorer · United Kingdom