All human things are subject to decay And when fate summons monarchs must obey.

— John Dryden

All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey.

— John Dryden

And plenty makes us poor.

— John Dryden

Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.

— John Dryden

Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way: Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on, And see the dangers that we cannot shun.

— John Dryden

Better to hunt in fields, for health unsought, Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draft. The wise, for cure, on exercise depend on;God never made his work for man to mend.

— John Dryden

Beware the fury of a patient man.

— John Dryden

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

— John Dryden

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

— John Dryden

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

— John Dryden