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It is a madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because in herself she is nothing, can rule nothing, but is ruled by prudence.

John Dryden

Every age has a kind of universal genius, which inclines those that live in it to some particular studies.
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Age Genius Kind Live Study Universe
Bold knaves thrive without one grain of sense, But good men starve for want of impudence.
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Bold Goodness Starve
The conscience of a people is their power.
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Conscience People Power
Be fair, or foul, or rain, or shine, The joys I have possessed, in spite of fate, are mine. Not heaven itself upon the past has power; But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour.
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Fair Fate Myself Possession Rain Shine Time
No king nor nation one moment can retard the appointed hour.
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King Mad Moments Nation
Nothing to build, and all things to destroy.
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Build Destroy
For age but tastes of pleasures youth devours.
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Age Devour Pleasure Taste Youth
The winds are out of breath.
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Breathe Wind
They first condemn that first advised the ill.
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Advise Sick
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
Present joys are more to flesh and blood Than a dull prospect of a distant good.
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Distance Flesh Goodness Present
He who would search for pearls must dive below.
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Himself Pearl Search
If all the world be worth thy winning. / Think, oh think it worth enjoying: / Lovely Thaïs sits beside thee, / Take the good the gods provide thee.
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God Goodness Love Thinking World
Youth, beauty, graceful action seldom fail: But common interest always will prevail; And pity never ceases to be shown To him who makes the people’s wrongs his own.
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Action Beautiful Fall Grace Himself People Wrong Youth
Few know the use of life before ’tis past.
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Life Past
But how can finite grasp Infinity?
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Finite Grasp Infinity

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