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Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone.

John Dryden

Plots, true or false, are necessary things, To raise up commonwealths and ruin kings.
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Fake King Necessary Ruin True
For secrets are edged tools, And must be kept from children and from fools.
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Children Edge Fools Secret Tools
Of all the tyrannies on human kind the worst is that which persecutes the mind.
JOHN DRYDEN

Human Kind Mindset Worst
A narrow mind begets obstinacy; we do not easily believe what we cannot see.
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Believe Easy Invisible Mindset Unknown
Set all things in their own peculiar place, and know that order is the greatest grace.
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Grace Known Order Place
For age but tastes of pleasures youth devours.
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Age Devour Pleasure Taste Youth
By education most have been misled.
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Direction Education One Liner
None, none descends into himself, to find The secret imperfections of his mind: But every one is eagle-ey’d to see Another’s faults, and his deformity.
JOHN DRYDEN

Finding Himself Imperfection Mistake Secret
Present joys are more to flesh and blood Than a dull prospect of a distant good.
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Distance Flesh Goodness Present
They think too little who talk too much.
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Talk Thinking
I never saw any good that came of telling truth.
JOHN DRYDEN

Goodness Myself Talk Truth
Much malice mingled with a little wit Perhaps may censure this mysterious writ.
JOHN DRYDEN

Infidelity Mysterious Thinking
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
They, who would combat general authority with particular opinion, must first establish themselves a reputation of understanding better than other men.
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Authority Better General Man Opinion Understand
He who would search for pearls must dive below.
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Himself Pearl Search
We by art unteach what Nature taught.
JOHN DRYDEN

Art Nature Teaching

Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone.

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