John Denham Quotes

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

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

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

We are never like angels till our passion dies.

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