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Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres.

John Dryden

Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections.
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Affection Goodness Grace Principal
All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey.
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Decay Monarch Obedience Subject
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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Action Beautiful Fall Grace Himself People Wrong Youth
None are so busy as the fool and the knave.
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Busy Fools
All objects lose by too familiar a view.
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Familiar Lose Object View
All empire is no more than power in trust.
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Empire Power Trust
The scum that rises upmost, when the nation boils.
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Boil Nature Rise
There is a proud modesty in merit.
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Advantage Modesty Proud
Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone.
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Age Alone Enough Reason Strong Walk Youth
Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.
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Fools One Liner Patriot
Satire among the Romans, but not among the Greeks, was a bitter invective poem.
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Bitter Poem Satire
And write whatever Time shall bring to pass With pens of adamant on plates of brass.
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Plate Time Writing
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.
JOHN DRYDEN

Conscience Goodness Image Man Reflection Water
If the faults of men in orders are only to be judged among themselves, they are all in some sort parties; for, since they say the honour of their order is concerned in every member of it, how can we be sure that they will be impartial judges?
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Honor Judgement Man Member Mistake Order
But Shakespeare’s magic could not copied be; Within that circle none durst walk but he.
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Himself Magic Walk
Presence of mind and courage in distress, Are more than arrives to procure success?
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Courage Mindset Presence Success

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