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 DRYDENGod never made his work for man to mend.
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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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Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne’er pardon who have done wrong.
JOHN DRYDENForgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne’er pardon who have done wrong.
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Fame then was cheap, and the first comer sped; And they have kept it since by being dead.
JOHN DRYDENFame then was cheap, and the first comer sped; And they have kept it since by being dead.
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There’s a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times the gifts it asks.
JOHN DRYDENThere’s a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times the gifts it asks.
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If by the people you understand the multitude, the hoi polloi, ’tis no matter what they think; they are sometimes in the right, sometimes in the wrong; their judgment is a mere lottery.
JOHN DRYDENIf by the people you understand the multitude, the hoi polloi, ’tis no matter what they think; they are sometimes in the right, sometimes in the wrong; their judgment is a mere lottery.
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Pride – Lord of human kind.
JOHN DRYDENPride – Lord of human kind.
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The secret pleasure of a generous act Is the great mind’s great bribe.
JOHN DRYDENThe secret pleasure of a generous act Is the great mind’s great bribe.
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Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone.
JOHN DRYDENReason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone.
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The conscience of a people is their power.
JOHN DRYDENThe conscience of a people is their power.
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None but the brave deserve the fair.
JOHN DRYDENNone but the brave deserve the fair.
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Murder may pass unpunished for a time, But tardy justice will overtake the crime.
JOHN DRYDENMurder may pass unpunished for a time, But tardy justice will overtake the crime.
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More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store.
JOHN DRYDENMore liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store.
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The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one.
JOHN DRYDENThe sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one.
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They say everything in the world is good for something.
JOHN DRYDENThey say everything in the world is good for something.
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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 DRYDENYouth, 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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I saw myself the lambent easy light Gild the brown horror, and dispel the night.
JOHN DRYDENI saw myself the lambent easy light Gild the brown horror, and dispel the night.
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