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Deathless laurel is the victor’s due.

John Dryden

Go miser go, for money sell your soul. Trade wares for wares and trudge from pole to pole, So others may say when you are dead and gone. See what a vast estate he left his son.
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Estate Himself Misery Money Sell Soul
For your ignorance is the mother of your devotion to me.
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Devotion Ignorance Mom Myself Yourself
Courage from hearts and not from numbers grows.
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Courage Growth Heart
Parting is worse than death; it is death of love!
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Death Love Part Worst
A narrow mind begets obstinacy; we do not easily believe what we cannot see.
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Believe Easy Invisible Mindset Unknown
Many things impossible to thought have been by need to full perfection brought.
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Brought Impossible Need Perfection
Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are.
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Love Pain Pleasure
Words are but pictures of our thoughts.
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Ourselves Photograph Thinking Word
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
Murder may pass unpunished for a time, But tardy justice will overtake the crime.
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Crime Murder Punishment Time
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
Truth is the object of our understanding, as good is of our will; and the understanding can no more be delighted with a lie than the will can choose an apparent evil.
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Choice Delight Evil Lying Object Truth Understand
Luxurious kings are to their people lost, They live like drones, upon the public cost.
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Live Lost Luxury People Public
When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit.
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Cheating Favor Fools Hope Life
There’s a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times the gifts it asks.
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Gift Modesty Proud Time
Much malice mingled with a little wit Perhaps may censure this mysterious writ.
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Infidelity Mysterious Thinking

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