"All humane things are subject to decay, And, when fate summons, Monarchs must obey."
- John Dryden (1631 - 1700)

"Bold knaves thrive without one grain of sense, but good men starve for want of impudence."
- John Dryden (1631 - 1700)

"Dance - the poetry of the foot."
- John Dryden (1631 - 1700)

"Death, in itself, is nothing; but we fear to be we know not what, we know not where."
- John Dryden (1631 - 1700)

"Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne'er pardon who have done wrong."
- John Dryden (1631 - 1700)

"None but the brave deserves the fair."
- John Dryden (1631 - 1700)

"Nor is the people's judgment always true: the most may err as grossly as the few."
- John Dryden (1631 - 1700)

"Repentance is but want of power to sin."
- John Dryden (1631 - 1700)