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We must beat the iron while it is hot, but we may polish it at leisure.

John Dryden

Nor is the people’s judgment always true: the most may err as grossly as the few.
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Judgment People True
Order is the greatest grace.
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Greatness One Liner Order Peace
They, who would combat general authority with particular opinion, must first establish themselves a reputation of understanding better than other men.
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Authority Better General Man Opinion Understand
But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much.
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Numerous Talk Thinking
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
He trudged along unknowing what he sought, And whistled as he went, for want of thought.
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Thinking Unknown Whistle
Love works a different way in different minds, the fool it enlightens and the wise it blinds.
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Different Fools Love Mindset Wisdom
Fame then was cheap, and the first comer sped; And they have kept it since by being dead.
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Cheap Death Fame
Shakespeare was the Homer, or father of our dramatic poets;Jonson was theVirgil, the pattern of elaborate writing; I admire him, but I love Shakespeare.
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Admire Drama Father Himself Home Poet Writing
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
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
Better to hunt in fields, for health unbought, Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught, The wise, for cure, on exercise depend; God never made his work for man to mend.
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Better Health Himself Man Work
Love is love’s reward.
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Love One Liner Reward
Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.
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Fools One Liner Patriot
He is a perpetual fountain of good sense.
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Fountain Goodness Sense
The love of liberty with life is given, And life itself the inferior gift of Heaven.
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Gift Heaven Liberty Life Love

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