Author: John Dryden

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Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.

Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.

- John Dryden

Successful crimes alone are justified.

Successful crimes alone are justified.

- John Dryden

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

- John Dryden

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

- John Dryden

Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have an end; whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue.

Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have an end; whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue.

- John Dryden

Words are but pictures of our thoughts.

Words are but pictures of our thoughts.

- John Dryden

Love works a different way in different minds, the fool it enlightens and the wise it blinds.

Love works a different way in different minds, the fool it enlightens and the wise it blinds.

- John Dryden

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

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

- John Dryden

Seek not to know what must not be reveal, for joy only flows where fate is most concealed. A busy person would find their sorrows much more; if future fortunes were known before!

Seek not to know what must not be reveal, for joy only flows where fate is most concealed. A busy person would find their sorrows much more; if future fortunes were known before!

- John Dryden

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