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He who would search for pearls must dive below.

John Dryden

If the faults of men in orders are only to be judged among themselves, they are all in some sort parties; for, since they say the honour of their order is concerned in every member of it, how can we be sure that they will be impartial judges?
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Honor Judgement Man Member Mistake Order
God never made his work for man to mend.
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God Man Mend Work
Love is a passion Which kindles honor into noble acts.
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Act Honor Love Passion
Light sufferings give us leisure to complain.
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Complain Leisure Light Suffering
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
Among our crimes oblivion may be set.
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Crime Oblivion
Repartee is the soul of conversation.
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Conversation One Liner Soul
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.
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Himself Man Paradise Sin Sorrow Woman
War is the trade of kings.
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King One Liner Trade War
Murder may pass unpunished for a time, But tardy justice will overtake the crime.
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Crime Murder Punishment Time
Order is the greatest grace.
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Greatness One Liner Order Peace
The conscience of a people is their power.
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Conscience People Power
War seldom enters but where wealth allures.
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Seldom War Wealth
Trust on and think To-morrow will repay; To-morrow’s falser than the former day; Lies worse; and while it says, we shall be blest With some new Joys, cuts off what we possest.
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Fake Happiness Thinking Trust
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
Desire of greatness is a godlike sin.
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Desire God Greatness Sin

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