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Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.

John Dryden

Some of our philosophizing divines have too much exalted the faculties of our souls, when they have maintained that by their force mankind has been able to find out God.
JOHN DRYDEN

Divine Faculty Force God Kind Man Philosophy
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
Merit challenges envy.
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Advantage Jealous One Liner
He who would search for pearls must dive below.
JOHN DRYDEN

Himself Pearl Search
A man is to be cheated into passion, but to be reasoned into truth.
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Cheating Man Passion Reason Truth
They live too long who happiness outlive.
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Happiness Live
For age but tastes of pleasures youth devours.
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Age Devour Pleasure Taste Youth
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.
JOHN DRYDEN

Alone Day Happiness Live Man Myself Secure Worst
Trust reposed in noble natures obliges them the more.
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Nature Obligation Response Trust
Mighty things from small beginnings grow.
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Beginning Growth Small
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
The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one.
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Himself Man Son Treat
Silence in times of suffering is the best.
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Best Silence Suffering Time
We must beat the iron while it is hot, but we may polish it at leisure.
JOHN DRYDEN

Chance Hot Iron Leisure
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
Pity melts the mind to love.
JOHN DRYDEN

Love Mindset Pity

Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.

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