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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

2929 John Dryden 1631-1700 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2929
AUTHOR:John Dryden (1631–1700)
QUOTATION:But wild Ambition loves to slide, not stand,
And Fortune’s ice prefers to Virtue’s land. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Absalom and Achitophel. Part i. Line 198.
 
Note 1.
Greatnesse on Goodnesse loves to slide, not stand,
And leaves, for Fortune’s ice, Vertue’s ferme land.
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