Creative Quotations from . . .
Matthew Prior
(1664-1721) born on Jul 21
English "poet, diplomat". "He was a noted epigrammist; co-wrote "Country Mouse and the City Mouse," 1687 and philosophical prose."
 
   
F
They never taste who always drink;
They always talk, who never think."

R
For hope is but a dream for those that wake.
A
"For, when with beauty we can virtue join,
We paint the semblance of a form divine."
N
The ends must justify the means.
K
"In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing."


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: ""Upon This Passage in Scaligerana.""
R: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
A: "In "Wisdom of the Ages at Your Fingertips," MCR software, 1995."
N: ""Hans Carvel.""
K: "In "Instant Quotation Dictionary," by Donald O. Bolander, 1979."



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