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Secret guilt is by silence revealed.

John Dryden

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
Every age has a kind of universal genius, which inclines those that live in it to some particular studies.
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Age Genius Kind Live Study Universe
Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave deserves the fair.
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Brave Despair Happiness
Sure there is none but fears a future state; And when the most obdurate swear they do not, Their trembling hearts belie their boasting tongues.
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Future Heart State Tongue Tremble
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
Murder may pass unpunished for a time, But tardy justice will overtake the crime.
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Crime Murder Punishment Time
Let Fortune empty her whole quiver on me, I have a soul that, like an ample shield, Can take in all, and verge enough for more; Fate was not mine, nor am I Fate’s: Souls know no conquerors.
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Empty Enough Fortune Myself Soul
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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Continue End Goodness Grace Principal Virtue
We by art unteach what Nature taught.
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Art Nature Teaching
At home the hateful names of parties cease, And factious souls are wearied into peace.
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Hate Home Name Peace Soul
What, start at this! when sixty years have spread. Their grey experience o’er thy hoary head? Is this the all observing age could gain? Or hast thou known the world so long in vain?
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Age Empty Experience Known Start World
Blown roses hold their sweetness to the last.
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Hold Last Sweet
A man is to be cheated into passion, but to be reasoned into truth.
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Cheating Man Passion Reason Truth
Long pains, with use of bearing, are half eased.
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Erase Pain
He look’d in years, yet in his years were seen A youthful vigor, and autumnal green.
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Green Himself Youth
Zeal, the blind conductor of the will.
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Blind Willing Zeal

Secret guilt is by silence revealed.

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