Matthew Prior, (1664-1721), British Diplomat, Poet Quotes
They always talk who never think, and who have the least to say.
For hope is but the dream of those that wake.
The ends must justify the means.
From ignorance our comfort flows,The only wretched are the wise.
No longer shall thy bodice, aptly laced. From thy full bosom to thy slender waist, That air and harmony of shape express, Fine by degrees, and beautifully less.
One single positive weighs more, You know, than negatives a score.
In argument Similes are like songs in love; They must describe; they nothing prove.
In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much but prove nothing.
Sir, I admit your general rule, That every poet is a fool: But you yourself may serve to show it, That every fool is not a poet.
From ignorance our comfort flows,
The only wretched are the wise.