"None are so busy as the fool and knave."
- John Dryden
"Whatever is, is in its causes just;But purblind manSees but a part o' th' chain; the nearest link;His eyes not carrying to that equal beamThat poises all above."
"Tis Fate that flings the dice,And as she flingsOf kings makes peasants,And of peasants kings."
"All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey."
"When I consider Life, 'tis all a cheat;Yet, fooled with hope, men favour the deceit;Trust on, and think to-morrow will repay:To-morrow's falser than the former day;Lies worse; and while it says, we sh..."
"Whence but from heaven, could men unskilled in arts,In several ages born, in several parts,Weave such agreeing truths? Or how, or why, Should all conspire to cheat us with a lie?"
"Better to hunt in fields, for health unbought,Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught.The wise, for cure, on exercise depend;God never made his work for man to mend."
"Must I at length the Sword of Justice draw?Oh curst Effects of necessary Law!How ill my Fear they by my Mercy scan,Beware the Fury of a Patient Man."
"Beware the fury of a patient man."
"Great wits are to madness near alliedAnd thin partitions do their bounds divide."