Who said “Pains of love be sweeter far Than all other pleasures are.”?

Verified

John Dryden. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceTyrannick Love (1669), Act IV, sc. i

Find Tyrannick Love on Amazon · paid link

Evidence: Wikiquote · How we check

Source checked · Something wrong? Report a correction

Authors A–Z

Cite this quote

For academic work, cite the original where you can: Tyrannick Love (1669), Act IV, sc. i.

APA

Dryden, J. (n.d.). Pains of love be sweeter far Than all other pleasures are. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21368-pains-of-love-be-sweeter-far-than-all/

MLA

Dryden, John. “Pains of love be sweeter far Than all other pleasures are.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21368-pains-of-love-be-sweeter-far-than-all/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Dryden, John. “Pains of love be sweeter far Than all other pleasures are.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21368-pains-of-love-be-sweeter-far-than-all/.

Related quotes

More quotes by John Dryden

All 62 John Dryden quotes →