John Dryden

Beware of the fury of the patient man.

But far more numerous was the herd of such,
Who think too little and who talk too much.

The conscience of a people is their power.

Better shun the bait, than struggle in the snare.
John Dryden - Imitation of Horace
And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm.

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 - Absalom and Achitophel (1681)
Beware the fury of a patient man.

Set all things in their own peculiar place, and know that order is the greatest grace.

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.

Tomorrow, do thy worst, for I have lived today.

We must beat the iron while it is hot, but we may polish it at leisure.

Dreams are but interludes that fancy makes...
Sometimes forgotten things, long cast behind
Rush forward in the brain, and come to mind.
John Dryden - The Medal, 1682
None are so busy as the fool and knave.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

They think to little who talk to much.

- John Dryden