Quotes by John Dryden with judgment

John Dryden

John Dryden

English poet and playwright

Lived from: 1631 - 1700

Category: Writers (Contemporary) | Poets (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 19 august 1631 Died: 12 may 1700

  • It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is nothing and is ruled by prudence.
  • He was exhaled; his great Creator drew His spirit, as the sun the morning dew.
  • So over violent, or over civil that every man with him was God or Devil.
  • Time is the most valuable coin in your life. You and you alone will determine how that coin will be spent. Be careful that you don't let other people spend it for you.
  • Like pilgrims to the appointed place we tend; The world's an inn, and death the journey's end.
  • The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one.
  • Drinking is the soldier's pleasure.
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  • Nor is the people's judgment always true: the most may err as grossly as the few.
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  • Railing and praising were his usual themes; and both showed his judgment in extremes. Either over violent or over civil, so everyone to him was either god or devil.
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