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A happy genius is the gift of nature.

John Dryden

Murder may pass unpunished for a time, But tardy justice will overtake the crime.
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Crime Murder Punishment Time
Many things impossible to thought have been by need to full perfection brought.
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Brought Impossible Need Perfection
He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear.
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Fear Learning Lesson
If passion rules, how weak does reason prove!
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Evidence Passion Reason Rule Weakness
A narrow mind begets obstinacy; we do not easily believe what we cannot see.
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Believe Easy Invisible Mindset Unknown
Old as I am, for ladies’ love unfit, The power of beauty I remember yet.
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Myself Old Power Remember
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.
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Finding Himself Imperfection Mistake Secret
He look’d in years, yet in his years were seen A youthful vigor, and autumnal green.
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Green Himself Youth
Swift was the race, but short the time to run.
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Race Run Swift Time
Love is not in our choice but in our fate.
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Choice Fate Love
Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne’er pardon who have done wrong.
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Forgiveness Injury Wrong
All, as they say, that glitters is not gold.
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Glitter Gold
All flowers will droop in the absence of the sun that waked their sweets.
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Absence Flower Sun Sweet Wake Up
Youth should watch joys and shoot them as they fly.
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Fly Joy Youth
Errors like straws upon the surface flow, Who would search for pearls to be grateful for often must dive below.
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Errors Flow Gratitude Surface
Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.
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Alone Day Happiness Live Man Myself Secure Worst

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