“Endure the hardships of your present state, Live, and reserve yourselves for better fate.”

— John Dryden, The Works of Virgil (1697), Aeneis, Book I

About John Dryden

1631 – 1700

English poet and playwright, the first Poet Laureate of England.

“Beware the fury of a patient man.”

“Whatever is, is in its causes just.”

“Genius must be born, and never can be taught.”

“The better part of valour is discretion; in the which better part I have saved my life.”

“Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.”

“Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.”

“The inert mind is a greater danger than the inert body, for it overlays and stifles the desire to live.”

“Yes, as my swift days near their goal 'Tis all that I implore In life and death a chainless soul With courage to endure.”

“Courage is more than a daring deed: It's the breath of life and a strong man's creed.”