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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

Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today. – John Dryden

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alone
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John Dryden
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Seek not to know what must not be reveal, for joy only flows where fate is most concealed. A busy person would find their sorrows much more if future fortunes were known before! – John Dryden

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Future
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Other Quotes from
Royalty, Kings, Queens
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Though God hath raised me high, yet this I count the glory of my crown: that I have reigned with your loves. And though you have had, and may have, many mightier and wiser princes sitting in this seat; yet you never had, nor shall have any that will love you better. – Elizabeth I

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Royalty, Kings, Queens

All the time I feel I must justify my existence. – Prince Of Wales Charles

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Royalty, Kings, Queens

There is something behind the throne greater than the King himself. – William Pitt The Elder Chatham

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Royalty, Kings, Queens

We live in what virtually amounts to a museum — which does not happen to a lot of people. – Prince Philip Edinburgh

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Royalty, Kings, Queens

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God has blessed me. Ive been given a lot. Im at peace with myself. Its time to give back. – Michael K. Williams

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I confess, I do not believe in time. – Vladimir Nabokov

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If confusion is the first step to knowledge, I must be a genius. – Larry Leissner

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Im finding, as I get older, that Im not much of a believer in redemption. I mean, I believe in redemption in real life – redemption does happen, and its cool when it does – but I find myself getting leery of my desire for it in stories (especially my own). – George Saunders

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