Quotes from John Denham

Books should to one of these fours ends conduce, for wisdom, piety, delight, or use.

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.

Youth, what man's age is like to be, doth show; We may our ends by our beginnings know.

When any great design thou dost intend, Think on the means, the manner, and the end.

Search not to find things too deeply hid; Nor try to know things whose knowledge is forbid.

Poetry is of so subtle a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language into another it will evaporate.

Books should to one of these fours ends conduce, for wisdom, piety, delight, or use.

Learn to live well, that thou may'st die so too; To live and die is all we have to do.

We are never like angels till our passion dies.

Nor ought a genius less than his that writ attempt translation.

Whatsoever is worthy of their love is worth their anger.

Poetry is of so subtle a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language into another it will evaporate.