Fortune's unjust; she ruins oft the brave, and him who should be victor, makes the slave.
John DrydenMen met each other with erected look, The steps were higher that they took; Friends to congratulate their friends made haste, And long inveterate foes saluted as they pass'd.
John DrydenImitation pleases, because it affords matter for inquiring into the truth or falsehood of imitation, by comparing its likeness or unlikeness with the original.
John DrydenYou see through love, and that deludes your sight, As what is straight seems crooked through the water.
John Dryden