Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

John Dryden Playwright

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: England
  • Born: Aug 9, 1631
  • Died: May 12, 1700

John Dryden was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made Poet Laureate in 1668.

He is seen as dominating the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden. Walter Scott called him "Glorious John."

He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear. fear

Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is with thoughts of what may be. happiness

Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone. age & alone

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul. jealousy

But love's a malady without a cure. love

Beware the fury of a patient man. patience

Successful crimes alone are justified. alone

When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit. hope

For truth has such a face and such a mien, as to be loved needs only to be seen. truth

Forgiveness to the injured does belong but they ne'er pardon who have done wrong. forgiveness

Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are. love

Dancing is the poetry of the foot. poetry

The intoxication of anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides us from ourselves. anger

War is the trade of Kings. war

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great. fear & great

Love is love's reward. love

Death in itself is nothing but we fear to be we know not what, we know not where. death & fear

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