John Dryden ( 10 of 157 )
Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain:
Fought all his battles o'er again;
And thrice he read more
Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain:
Fought all his battles o'er again;
And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain.
There is a pleasure, sure,
In being mad, which none but madmen know!
There is a pleasure, sure,
In being mad, which none but madmen know!
And all at Worcester but the honour lost.
And all at Worcester but the honour lost.
For those whom God to ruin has designed
He fits for fate, and first destroys their mind.
For those whom God to ruin has designed
He fits for fate, and first destroys their mind.
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting
different results.
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting
different results.
All, as they say, that glitters is not gold.
All, as they say, that glitters is not gold.
Trust on and think To-morrow will repay;
To-morrow's falser than the former day;
Lies worse; and while read more
Trust on and think To-morrow will repay;
To-morrow's falser than the former day;
Lies worse; and while it says, we shall be blest
With some new Joys, cuts off what we possest.
Drawn to the dregs of a democracy.
Drawn to the dregs of a democracy.
Treason is not own'd when 'tis descried;
Successful crimes alone are justified.
Treason is not own'd when 'tis descried;
Successful crimes alone are justified.
To take up half on trust, and half to try,
Name it not faith but bungling bigotry.
To take up half on trust, and half to try,
Name it not faith but bungling bigotry.
