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Repartee is the soul of conversation.

John Dryden

Take not away the life you cannot give: For all things have an equal right to live.
JOHN DRYDEN

Equality Life Live Right
If thou dost still retain the same ill habits, the same follies, too, still thou art bound to vice, and still a slave.
JOHN DRYDEN

Bound Habit Slave Vice
Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are.
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Love Pain Pleasure
If you have lived, take thankfully the past. Make, as you can, the sweet remembrance last.
JOHN DRYDEN

Live Past Remember Thankful
Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres.
JOHN DRYDEN

Body Break Preservation Shame Spirit
We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.
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Character Habit Inspirational Nature Ourselves
For all the happiness mankind can gain Is not in pleasure, but in rest from pain.
JOHN DRYDEN

Happiness Kind Man Sadness
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

Anger Cherish Disappear Forget
Pride – Lord of human kind.
JOHN DRYDEN

Human Kind Pride
Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave deserves the fair.
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Brave Despair Happiness
If passion rules, how weak does reason prove!
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Evidence Passion Reason Rule Weakness
They, who would combat general authority with particular opinion, must first establish themselves a reputation of understanding better than other men.
JOHN DRYDEN

Authority Better General Man Opinion Understand
Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections.
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Affection Goodness Grace Principal
We by art unteach what Nature taught.
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Art Nature Teaching
The trumpet’s loud clangor Excites us to arms.
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Excitement Loud
So the false spider, when her nets are spread, deep ambushed in her silent den does lie.
JOHN DRYDEN

Fake Lying Silence

Repartee is the soul of conversation.

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