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Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have an end; whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue.

John Dryden

Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne’er pardon who have done wrong.
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Forgiveness Injury Wrong
Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do their bounds divide.
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Bound Divison Greatness Intelligence Mad
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
Take not away the life you cannot give: For all things have an equal right to live.
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Equality Life Live Right
But love’s a malady without a cure.
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Cure Love
The conscience of a people is their power.
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Conscience People Power
When a man’s life is under debate, The judge can ne’er too long deliberate.
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Judgement Life Man
The winds are out of breath.
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Breathe Wind
For all the happiness mankind can gain Is not in pleasure, but in rest from pain.
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Happiness Kind Man Sadness
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
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
Love is love’s reward.
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Love One Liner Reward
They live too long who happiness outlive.
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Happiness Live
For they can conquer who believe they can.
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Believe Conquer
Griefs assured are felt before they come.
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Assurance Feeling Grief
Affability, mildness, tenderness, and a word which I would fain bring back to its original signification of virtue,–I mean good-nature,–are of daily use; they are the bread of mankind and staff of life.
JOHN DRYDEN

Life Man Origin Virtue Word

Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have an end; whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue.

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Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have an end; whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue.

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