"Farewell, ungrateful traitor, Farewell, my perjured swain;Let never injured creature Believe a man again.The pleasure of possessingSurpasses all expressing,But 'tis too short a blessing, And love too ..."
- John Dryden
"Those who write ill, and they who ne'er durst write,Turn critics out of mere revenge and spite."
"Let Fortune empty her whole quiver on me, I have a soul that, like an ample shield, Can take in all, and verge enough for more; Fate was not mine, nor am I Fate's: Souls know no conquerors."
"Beware the fury of a patient man."
"Only man clogs his happiness with care destroying what is with thoughts of what may be."
"None but the brave deserves the fair."
"Fight on my merry men all I'm a little wounded but I am not slain I will lay me down for to bleed a while Then I'll rise and fight with you again."
"Fortune befriends the bold."
"None but the brave deserve the fair."