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Fattened in vice, so callous and so gross, he sins and sees not, senseless of his loss.

John Dryden

For truth has such a face and such a mien, as to be loved needs only to be seen.
JOHN DRYDEN

Face Need See Truth
Words are but pictures of our thoughts.
JOHN DRYDEN

Ourselves Photograph Thinking Word
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
By education most have been misled.
JOHN DRYDEN

Direction Education One Liner
And that the Scriptures, though not everywhere Free from corruption, or entire, or clear, Are uncorrupt, sufficient, clear, entire In all things which our needful faith require.
JOHN DRYDEN

Corruption Faith Freedom Need Scripture Sufficient
If all the world be worth thy winning. / Think, oh think it worth enjoying: / Lovely Thaïs sits beside thee, / Take the good the gods provide thee.
JOHN DRYDEN

God Goodness Love Thinking World
Many things impossible to thought have been by need to full perfection brought.
JOHN DRYDEN

Brought Impossible Need Perfection
The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one.
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Himself Man Son Treat
Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections.
JOHN DRYDEN

Affection Goodness Grace Principal
Take not away the life you cannot give: For all things have an equal right to live.
JOHN DRYDEN

Equality Life Live Right
Courage from hearts and not from numbers grows.
JOHN DRYDEN

Courage Growth Heart
War is the trade of kings.
JOHN DRYDEN

King One Liner Trade War
Virtue is her own reward.
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One Liner Reward Virtue
Time and death shall depart and say in flying Love has found out a way to live, by dying.
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Death Finding Love Time Way
Be fair, or foul, or rain, or shine, The joys I have possessed, in spite of fate, are mine. Not heaven itself upon the past has power; But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour.
JOHN DRYDEN

Fair Fate Myself Possession Rain Shine Time
Affability, mildness, tenderness, and a word which I would fain bring back to its original signification of virtue,–I mean good-nature,–are of daily use; they are the bread of mankind and staff of life.
JOHN DRYDEN

Life Man Origin Virtue Word

Fattened in vice, so callous and so gross, he sins and sees not, senseless of his loss.

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