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Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is with thoughts of what may be.

John Dryden

Fool that I was, upon my eagle’s wings I bore this wren, till I was tired with soaring, and now he mounts above me.
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Eagle Fools Mount Myself Wings
And love’s the noblest frailty of the mind.
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Fragile Love Mindset
And plenty makes us poor.
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Poor
Our vows are heard betimes! and Heaven takes care To grant, before we can conclude the prayer: Preventing angels met it half the way, And sent us back to praise, who came to pray.
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Heaven Praise Prayer Promise
Courage from hearts and not from numbers grows.
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Courage Growth Heart
As one that neither seeks, nor shuns his foe.
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Enemy One Liner Seek Shine
Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are.
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Love Pain Pleasure
He trudged along unknowing what he sought, And whistled as he went, for want of thought.
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Thinking Unknown Whistle
Faith is to believe what you do not yet see: the reward for this faith is to see what you believe. Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace.
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Believe Faith Grace Reward See Strength
Great souls forgive not injuries till time has put their enemies within their power, that they may show forgiveness is their own.
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Enemy Forgiveness Greatness Injury Power Soul Time
Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries, See the Furies arise!
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Fury Revenge See
Keen appetite And quick digestion wait on you and yours.
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Appetite Digestion Quick Yourself
For they can conquer who believe they can.
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Believe Conquer
To die for faction is a common evil, But to be hanged for nonsense is the devil.
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Common Death Devil Evil
They that possess the prince possess the laws.
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Law Possession Prince
A happy genius is the gift of nature.
JOHN DRYDEN

Genius Gift Happy Nature

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