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Sure there is none but fears a future state; And when the most obdurate swear they do not, Their trembling hearts belie their boasting tongues.

John Dryden

They live too long who happiness outlive.
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Happiness Live
A happy genius is the gift of nature.
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Genius Gift Happy Nature
Pity melts the mind to love.
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Love Mindset Pity
Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.
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Degree River Sea
The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one.
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Himself Man Son Treat
A man is to be cheated into passion, but to be reasoned into truth.
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Cheating Man Passion Reason Truth
Mighty things from small beginnings grow.
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Beginning Growth Small
For secrets are edged tools, And must be kept from children and from fools.
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Children Edge Fools Secret Tools
Repentance is but want of power to sin.
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One Liner Power Regret Sin
Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.
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Anger Cherish Disappear Forget
Truth is the object of our understanding, as good is of our will; and the understanding can no more be delighted with a lie than the will can choose an apparent evil.
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Choice Delight Evil Lying Object Truth Understand
Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.
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Bold Fear Greatness Mask
And that the Scriptures, though not everywhere Free from corruption, or entire, or clear, Are uncorrupt, sufficient, clear, entire In all things which our needful faith require.
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Corruption Faith Freedom Need Scripture Sufficient
All heiresses are beautiful.
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Beautiful One Liner
Sure there is none but fears a future state; And when the most obdurate swear they do not, Their trembling hearts belie their boasting tongues.
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Future Heart State Tongue Tremble
When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit.
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Cheating Favor Fools Hope Life

Sure there is none but fears a future state; And when the most obdurate swear they do not, Their trembling hearts belie their boasting tongues.

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Sure there is none but fears a future state; And when the most obdurate swear they do not, Their trembling hearts belie their boasting tongues.

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