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John Dryden

Beware of the fury of the patient man.
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Beware Man Patience
There is a pleasure in being mad, which none but madmen know.
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Known Mad Pleasure
He invades authors like a monarch; and what would be theft in other poets is only victory in him.
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Author Himself Poet Theft Victory
Sure there’s contagion in the tears of friends.
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Friendship Tears
War is the trade of kings.
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King One Liner Trade War
For all the happiness mankind can gain Is not in pleasure, but in rest from pain.
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Happiness Kind Man Sadness
Present joys are more to flesh and blood Than a dull prospect of a distant good.
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Distance Flesh Goodness Present
Great souls forgive not injuries till time has put their enemies within their power, that they may show forgiveness is their own.
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Enemy Forgiveness Greatness Injury Power Soul Time
So softly death succeeded life in her, She did but dream of heaven, and she was there.
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Death Dreams Heaven Herself Life Success
Luxurious kings are to their people lost, They live like drones, upon the public cost.
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Live Lost Luxury People Public
Virtue in distress, and vice in triumph make atheists of mankind.
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Kind Man Vice Virtue
Politicians neither love nor hate.
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Hate Love Politics
Repentance is but want of power to sin.
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One Liner Power Regret Sin
If you have lived, take thankfully the past. Make, as you can, the sweet remembrance last.
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Live Past Remember Thankful
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
The thought of being nothing after death is a burden insupportable to a virtuous man.
JOHN DRYDEN

Death Man Thinking Virtue

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