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Virtue is her own reward.

John Dryden

A narrow mind begets obstinacy; we do not easily believe what we cannot see.
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Believe Easy Invisible Mindset Unknown
Riches cannot rescue from the grave, which claims alike the monarch and the slave.
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Claim Grave Rich Slave
Secret guilt is by silence revealed.
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Guilty Reveal Secret Silence
I’m a little wounded, but I am not slain; I will lay me down to bleed a while. Then I’ll rise and fight again.
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Fight Myself Rise Wound
A man is to be cheated into passion, but to be reasoned into truth.
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Cheating Man Passion Reason Truth
Death in itself is nothing; but we fear to be we know not what, we know not where.
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Death Fear Known
He invades authors like a monarch; and what would be theft in other poets is only victory in him.
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Author Himself Poet Theft Victory
Repentance is but want of power to sin.
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One Liner Power Regret Sin
Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne’er pardon who have done wrong.
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Forgiveness Injury Wrong
Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave deserves the fair.
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Brave Despair Happiness
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
Present joys are more to flesh and blood Than a dull prospect of a distant good.
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Distance Flesh Goodness Present
Him of the western dome, whose weighty sense Flows in fit words and heavenly eloquence.
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Elegant Flower Heaven Western
He is a perpetual fountain of good sense.
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Fountain Goodness Sense
At home the hateful names of parties cease, And factious souls are wearied into peace.
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Hate Home Name Peace Soul
Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do their bounds divide.
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Bound Divison Greatness Intelligence Mad

Virtue is her own reward.

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