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John Dryden (1631 - 1700)
English dramatist & poet [more author details]

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Better shun the bait, than struggle in the snare.: John Dryden
But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little and who talk too much.: John Dryden
Happy the man, and happy he alone, He, who can call to-day his own: He who, secure within, can say, To-morrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.: 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.: John Dryden
Set all things in their own peculiar place, and know that order is the greatest grace.: John Dryden
The conscience of a people is their power.: John Dryden
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They think too little who talk too much.: John Dryden
We must beat the iron while it is hot, but we may polish it at leisure.: John Dryden
Beware the fury of a patient man.: John Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel (1681)
None are so busy as the fool and knave.: John Dryden, The Medal, 1682

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