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The secret pleasure of a generous act Is the great mind’s great bribe.

John Dryden

For those whom God to ruin has design’d, He fits for fate, and first destroys their mind.
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Design God Mindset Ruin
Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; and every little absence is an age.
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Absence Age Love Time
Railing and praising were his usual themes; and both showed his judgment in extremes. Either over violent or over civil, so everyone to him was either god or devil.
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Himself Judgement Praise Theme
Swift was the race, but short the time to run.
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Race Run Swift Time
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
Mighty things from small beginnings grow.
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Beginning Growth Small
A happy genius is the gift of nature.
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Genius Gift Happy Nature
By education most have been misled; So they believe, because they were bred. The priest continues where the nurse began, And thus the child imposes on the man.
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Believe Children Direction Education Lost Man
So softly death succeeded life in her, She did but dream of heaven, and she was there.
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Death Dreams Heaven Herself Life Success
Love works a different way in different minds, the fool it enlightens and the wise it blinds.
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Different Fools Love Mindset Wisdom
Beware the fury of a patient man.
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Fury Man Patience
Repartee is the soul of conversation.
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Conversation One Liner Soul
Since every man who lives is born to die, And none can boast sincere felicity, With equal mind, what happens, let us bear, Nor joy nor grieve too much for things beyond our care. Like pilgrims to the’ appointed place we tend; The world’s an inn, and death the journey’s end.
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Boast Born Death End Journey Live Man Place Sincere
Nothing to build, and all things to destroy.
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Build Destroy
We by art unteach what Nature taught.
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Art Nature Teaching

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