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Youth, beauty, graceful action seldom fail: But common interest always will prevail; And pity never ceases to be shown To him who makes the people’s wrongs his own.

John Dryden

The secret pleasure of a generous act Is the great mind’s great bribe.
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Act Generous Greatness Pleasure Secret
Satire is a kind of poetry in which human vices are reprehended.
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Human Kind Poetry Satire Vice
He who would pry behind the scenes oft sees a counterfeit.
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Himself Scene
A good conscience is a port which is landlocked on every side, where no winds can possibly invade. There a man may not only see his own image, but that of his Maker, clearly reflected from the undisturbed waters.
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Conscience Goodness Image Man Reflection Water
None but the brave deserve the fair.
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Brave Deserve Fair
At home the hateful names of parties cease, And factious souls are wearied into peace.
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Hate Home Name Peace Soul
Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries, See the Furies arise!
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Fury Revenge See
Merit challenges envy.
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Advantage Jealous One Liner
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
The bravest men are subject most to chance.
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Brave Chance Man Subject
Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; and every little absence is an age.
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Absence Age Love Time
We can never be grieved for their miseries who are thoroughly wicked, and have thereby justly called their calamities on themselves.
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Adversity Grief Misery Wicket
For secrets are edged tools, And must be kept from children and from fools.
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Children Edge Fools Secret Tools
Sure there’s contagion in the tears of friends.
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Friendship Tears
They that possess the prince possess the laws.
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Law Possession Prince
No government has ever been, or can ever be, wherein time-servers and blockheads will not be uppermost.
JOHN DRYDEN

Block Government Time

Youth, beauty, graceful action seldom fail: But common interest always will prevail; And pity never ceases to be shown To him who makes the people’s wrongs his own.

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Youth, beauty, graceful action seldom fail: But common interest always will prevail; And pity never ceases to be shown To him who makes the people’s wrongs his own.

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