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John Dryden

He who would pry behind the scenes oft sees a counterfeit.
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Himself Scene
There is a proud modesty in merit.
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Advantage Modesty Proud
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.
JOHN DRYDEN

Best Give Up Knowledge Nature Production True
Zeal, the blind conductor of the will.
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Blind Willing Zeal
Dancing is the poetry of the foot.
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Dance Foot Poetry
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
Politicians neither love nor hate.
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Hate Love Politics
A narrow mind begets obstinacy; we do not easily believe what we cannot see.
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Believe Easy Invisible Mindset Unknown
The glorious lamp of heaven, the radiant sun, Is Nature’s eye.
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Eyes Heaven Nature
He is a perpetual fountain of good sense.
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Fountain Goodness Sense
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.
JOHN DRYDEN

Alone Day Happiness Live Man Myself Secure Worst
Take not away the life you cannot give: For all things have an equal right to live.
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Equality Life Live Right
To die for faction is a common evil, But to be hanged for nonsense is the devil.
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Common Death Devil Evil
Great souls forgive not injuries till time has put their enemies within their power, that they may show forgiveness is their own.
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Enemy Forgiveness Greatness Injury Power Soul Time
Time glides with undiscover’d haste; The future but a length behind the past.
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Discover Future Glide Haste Length Past
He trudged along unknowing what he sought, And whistled as he went, for want of thought.
JOHN DRYDEN

Thinking Unknown Whistle

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