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Honor is but an empty bubble.

John Dryden

O freedom, first delight of human kind!
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Delight Freedom Human Kind
Words are but pictures of our thoughts.
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Ourselves Photograph Thinking Word
Him of the western dome, whose weighty sense Flows in fit words and heavenly eloquence.
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Elegant Flower Heaven Western
What precious drops are those, Which silently each other’s track pursue, Bright as young diamonds in their faint dew?
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Dew Precious Pursue Track Young
The conscience of a people is their power.
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Conscience People Power
Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.
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Fools One Liner Patriot
Murder may pass unpunished for a time, But tardy justice will overtake the crime.
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Crime Murder Punishment Time
A narrow mind begets obstinacy; we do not easily believe what we cannot see.
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Believe Easy Invisible Mindset Unknown
More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store.
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Desire Hungry Liberty Store
Faith is to believe what you do not yet see: the reward for this faith is to see what you believe. Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace.
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Believe Faith Grace Reward See Strength
The bravest men are subject most to chance.
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Brave Chance Man Subject
Repartee is the soul of conversation.
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Conversation One Liner Soul
There’s a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times the gifts it asks.
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Gift Modesty Proud Time
Love and Time with reverence use, Treat them like a parting friend: Nor the golden gifts refuse Which in youth sincere they send: For each year their price is more, And they less simple than before.
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Friendship Love Price Time Treat
Youth should watch joys and shoot them as they fly.
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Fly Joy Youth
Satire is a kind of poetry in which human vices are reprehended.
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Human Kind Poetry Satire Vice

Honor is but an empty bubble.

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