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But love’s a malady without a cure.

John Dryden

Since a true knowledge of nature gives us pleasure, a lively imitation of it, either in poetry or painting, must produce a much greater; for both these arts are not only true imitations of nature, but of the best nature.
JOHN DRYDEN

Best Give Up Knowledge Nature Production True
A narrow mind begets obstinacy; we do not easily believe what we cannot see.
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Believe Easy Invisible Mindset Unknown
He trudged along unknowing what he sought, And whistled as he went, for want of thought.
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Thinking Unknown Whistle
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
Death ends our woes, and the kind grave shuts up the mournful scene.
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Death End Grave Kind Mourn
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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Goodness Happiness Instrument Laughter Man Rate
They first condemn that first advised the ill.
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Advise Sick
Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries, See the Furies arise!
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Fury Revenge See
More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store.
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Desire Hungry Liberty Store
Words are but pictures of our thoughts.
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Ourselves Photograph Thinking Word
Self-defense is Nature’s eldest law.
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Defense Law Nature
They say everything in the world is good for something.
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Goodness Karma World
The secret pleasure of a generous act Is the great mind’s great bribe.
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Act Generous Greatness Pleasure Secret
The bravest men are subject most to chance.
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Brave Chance Man Subject
Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are.
JOHN DRYDEN

Love Pain Pleasure
But how can finite grasp Infinity?
JOHN DRYDEN

Finite Grasp Infinity

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