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And write whatever Time shall bring to pass With pens of adamant on plates of brass.

John Dryden

And write whatever Time shall bring to pass With pens of adamant on plates of brass.
JOHN DRYDEN

Plate Time Writing
All authors to their own defects are blind.
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Author Blind Defect
Those who write ill, and they who ne’er durst write, Turn critics out of mere revenge and spite.
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Criticism Revenge Writing
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
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Pain Pleasure Sweet
But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much.
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Numerous Talk Thinking
Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne’er pardon who have done wrong.
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Forgiveness Injury Wrong
For those whom God to ruin has design’d, He fits for fate, and first destroys their mind.
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Design God Mindset Ruin
When I consider life, ’tis all a cheat; Yet, fooled with hope, men favour the deceit; Trust on, and think tomorrow will repay. Tomorrow’s falser than the former day.
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Cheat Day False Fools Life
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
Better to hunt in fields, for health unbought, Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught, The wise, for cure, on exercise depend; God never made his work for man to mend.
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Better Health Himself Man Work
Deathless laurel is the victor’s due.
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Death Due
He look’d in years, yet in his years were seen A youthful vigor, and autumnal green.
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Green Himself Youth
Repentance is but want of power to sin.
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One Liner Power Regret Sin
Bold knaves thrive without one grain of sense, But good men starve for want of impudence.
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Bold Goodness Starve
Keen appetite And quick digestion wait on you and yours.
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Appetite Digestion Quick Yourself
As one that neither seeks, nor shuns his foe.
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Enemy One Liner Seek Shine
Welcome, thou kind deceiver! Thou best of thieves; who, with an easy key, Dost open life, and, unperceived by us, Even steal us from ourselves.
JOHN DRYDEN

Best Kind Ourselves Steal
Trust reposed in noble natures obliges them the more.
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Nature Obligation Response Trust
Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres.
JOHN DRYDEN

Body Break Preservation Shame Spirit
Order is the greatest grace.
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Greatness One Liner Order Peace
What passion cannot music raise and quell!
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Music Passion Raise
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.
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Fortune Madness Prudence Rule
Merit challenges envy.
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Advantage Jealous One Liner
The bravest men are subject most to chance.
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Brave Chance Man Subject
Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way: Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on, And see the dangers that we cannot shun.
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Beautiful Dangerous Surface Way
Parting is worse than death; it is death of love!
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Death Love Part Worst
Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.
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Fools One Liner Patriot

And write whatever Time shall bring to pass With pens of adamant on plates of brass.

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