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John Dryden Quotes: Sources, Meanings & Themes

Browse quotations by John Dryden with named works, context notes, meanings and recurring themes.

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“Forgiveness to the injured does belong; But they ne’er pardon, who have done the wrong.”
Voice: Fictional character · Zulema

Zulema cynically suggests that pardon belongs to the person who was harmed while the wrongdoer may remain trapped in shame or hostility; the drama immediately undercuts him by showing that he plans fresh deception.

Source note: The Conquest of Granada, Part II, The Works of John Dryden, Volume IV, Project Gutenberg #15349. Zulema speaks after being pardoned and immediately proposes “feigned honesty” to regain trust, making this a compromised character perspective rather than Dryden’s direct moral instruction.