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Quote by John Dryden
Kings fight for empires, madmen for applause. - John Dryden

Kings fight for empires, madmen for applause. – John Dryden

Other quotes by John Dryden

It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is nothing and is ruled by prudence. – John Dryden

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Fortune
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John Dryden
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Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; and every little absence is an age. – John Dryden

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Goodbye
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John Dryden
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Since every man who lives is born to die, and none can boast sincere felicity, with equal mind, what happens, let us bear, nor joy nor grieve too much for things beyond our care. – John Dryden

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Endurance
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John Dryden
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Other Quotes from
Royalty, Kings, Queens
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I cannot be indifferent to the assassination of a member of my profession, We should be obliged to shut up business if we, the Kings, were to consider the assassination of Kings as of no consequence at all. – Edward VII

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Royalty, Kings, Queens

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Every mans dream is to be able to sink into the arms of a woman without also falling into her hands. – Jerry Lewis

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