John Denham Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Learn to live well, that thou may'st die so too; To live and die is all we have to do.”
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“But whither am I strayed? I need not raise Trophies to thee from other men's dispraise; Nor is thy fame on lesser ruins built; Nor needs thy juster title the foul guilt Of Eastern kings, who, to secure their reign, Must have their brothers, sons, and kindred slain.”
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“The man who first abused his fellows with swear-words instead of bashing their brains out with a club should be counted among those who laid the foundations of civilization.”
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“Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber and their gravel gold; His genuine and less guilty wealth t' explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore.”
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“Actions of the last age are like almanacs of the last year.”
-- John Denham
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