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They live too long who happiness outlive.

John Dryden

If by the people you understand the multitude, the hoi polloi, ’tis no matter what they think; they are sometimes in the right, sometimes in the wrong; their judgment is a mere lottery.
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Judgement People Thinking Understand Wrong
But how can finite grasp Infinity?
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Finite Grasp Infinity
Not sharp revenge, nor hell itself can find, A fiercer torment than a guilty mind, Which day and night doth dreadfully accuse, Condemns the wretch, and still the charge renews.
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Charge Mindset Revenge Sharp
Repartee is the soul of conversation.
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Conversation One Liner Soul
Pride – Lord of human kind.
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Human Kind Pride
Hushed as midnight silence.
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One Liner Silence
Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.
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Degree River Sea
None but the brave deserve the fair.
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Brave Deserve Fair
Sure there’s contagion in the tears of friends.
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Friendship Tears
So the false spider, when her nets are spread, deep ambushed in her silent den does lie.
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Fake Lying Silence
Since a true knowledge of nature gives us pleasure, a lively imitation of it, either in poetry or painting, must produce a much greater; for both these arts are not only true imitations of nature, but of the best nature.
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Best Give Up Knowledge Nature Production True
Him of the western dome, whose weighty sense Flows in fit words and heavenly eloquence.
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Elegant Flower Heaven Western
A man is to be cheated into passion, but to be reasoned into truth.
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Cheating Man Passion Reason Truth
Thus, while the mute creation downward bend Their sight, and to their earthly mother ten, Man looks aloft; and with erected eyes Beholds his own hereditary skies.
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Creation Earth Eyes Man Mom Sky Soft
Youth, beauty, graceful action seldom fail: But common interest always will prevail; And pity never ceases to be shown To him who makes the people’s wrongs his own.
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Action Beautiful Fall Grace Himself People Wrong Youth
All authors to their own defects are blind.
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Author Blind Defect

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