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It is a madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because in herself she is nothing, can rule nothing, but is ruled by prudence.

John Dryden

For all the happiness mankind can gain Is not in pleasure, but in rest from pain.
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Happiness Kind Man Sadness
Tis a good thing to laugh at any rate; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness.
JOHN DRYDEN

Goodness Happiness Instrument Laughter Man Rate
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
War is the trade of kings.
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King One Liner Trade War
For secrets are edged tools, And must be kept from children and from fools.
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Children Edge Fools Secret Tools
O freedom, first delight of human kind!
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Delight Freedom Human Kind
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
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Pain Pleasure Sweet
The winds are out of breath.
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Breathe Wind
He look’d in years, yet in his years were seen A youthful vigor, and autumnal green.
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Green Himself Youth
For age but tastes of pleasures youth devours.
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Age Devour Pleasure Taste Youth
Deathless laurel is the victor’s due.
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Death Due
Affability, mildness, tenderness, and a word which I would fain bring back to its original signification of virtue,–I mean good-nature,–are of daily use; they are the bread of mankind and staff of life.
JOHN DRYDEN

Life Man Origin Virtue Word
Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave deserves the fair.
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Brave Despair Happiness
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.
JOHN DRYDEN

Action Beautiful Fall Grace Himself People Wrong Youth
Sure there’s contagion in the tears of friends.
JOHN DRYDEN

Friendship Tears
Beware of the fury of the patient man.
JOHN DRYDEN

Beware Man Patience

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