+ Rhyme is the rock on which thou art to wreck. Author, June 10, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Destruction, Warning, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Dreams are but interludes, which fancy makes; When monarch reason sleeps, this mimic wakes. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Dreaming, Imagination, Reason, 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
+ These are the effects of doting age,–vain doubts and idle cares and over caution. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Aging, Caution, Doubt, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ Woman’s honor is nice as ermine; it will not bear a soil. Author, October 3, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Honor, Purity, Reputation, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ 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
+ For all the happiness mankind can gain Is not in pleasure, but in rest from pain. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Dryden, Happiness, Pain, Pleasure, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
+ The first is the law, the last prerogative. Author, August 16, 2023January 2, 2025, John Dryden, Authority, Law, Power, 0 John Dryden Poet · England
The highest art of the chess player lies in not allowing your opponent to show you what he can do. Garry Kasparov Chessplayer · Russia
Love, slow and gradual in its growth, is too much like friendship ever to be a violent passion. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
There is no greater pleasure for me than to practice and exhibit my art. Ludwig van Beethoven Composer · Germany