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Tis a good thing to laugh at any rate; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness.

John Dryden

For they can conquer who believe they can.
JOHN DRYDEN

Believe Conquer
All heiresses are beautiful.
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Beautiful One Liner
Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.
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Alone Day Happiness Live Man Myself Secure Worst
Every language is so full of its own proprieties that what is beautiful in one is often barbarous, nay, sometimes nonsense, in another.
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Beautiful Language Oneself
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
Errors like straws upon the surface flow, Who would search for pearls to be grateful for often must dive below.
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Errors Flow Gratitude Surface
When a man’s life is under debate, The judge can ne’er too long deliberate.
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Judgement Life Man
Satire among the Romans, but not among the Greeks, was a bitter invective poem.
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Bitter Poem Satire
If you have lived, take thankfully the past. Make, as you can, the sweet remembrance last.
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Live Past Remember Thankful
For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.
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Art Miss Mistake Nature
Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.
JOHN DRYDEN

Fools One Liner Patriot
Repentance is but want of power to sin.
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One Liner Power Regret Sin
Blown roses hold their sweetness to the last.
JOHN DRYDEN

Hold Last Sweet
A woman’s counsel brought us first to woe, And made her man his paradise forego, Where at heart’s ease he liv’d; and might have been As free from sorrow as he was from sin.
JOHN DRYDEN

Himself Man Paradise Sin Sorrow Woman
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.
JOHN DRYDEN

Heaven Praise Prayer Promise
He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear.
JOHN DRYDEN

Fear Learning Lesson

Tis a good thing to laugh at any rate; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness.

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