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Sure there’s contagion in the tears of friends.

John Dryden

Sure there is none but fears a future state; And when the most obdurate swear they do not, Their trembling hearts belie their boasting tongues.
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Future Heart State Tongue Tremble
Thus, while the mute creation downward bend Their sight, and to their earthly mother ten, Man looks aloft; and with erected eyes Beholds his own hereditary skies.
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Creation Earth Eyes Man Mom Sky Soft
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.
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Best Give Up Knowledge Nature Production True
Dancing is the poetry of the foot.
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Dance Foot Poetry
For they can conquer who believe they can.
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Believe Conquer
Beware of the fury of the patient man.
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Beware Man Patience
Freedom which in no other land will thrive, Freedom an English subject’s sole prerogative.
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Freedom Subject Thrive
Be slow to resolve, but quick in performance.
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Performance Quick Slow
Of all the tyrannies on human kind the worst is that which persecutes the mind.
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Human Kind Mindset Worst
All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey.
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Decay Monarch Obedience Subject
He trudged along unknowing what he sought, And whistled as he went, for want of thought.
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Thinking Unknown Whistle
Shakespeare was the Homer, or father of our dramatic poets;Jonson was theVirgil, the pattern of elaborate writing; I admire him, but I love Shakespeare.
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Admire Drama Father Himself Home Poet Writing
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
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
They think too little who talk too much.
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Talk Thinking
All delays are dangerous in war.
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Dangerous Delay War
For what can power give more than food and drink, To live at ease, and not be bound to think?
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Bound Drink Food Live Power Thinking
Secret guilt is by silence revealed.
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Guilty Reveal Secret Silence
The bravest men are subject most to chance.
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Brave Chance Man Subject
Presence of mind and courage in distress, Are more than arrives to procure success?
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Courage Mindset Presence Success
Hushed as midnight silence.
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One Liner Silence
Every language is so full of its own proprieties that what is beautiful in one is often barbarous, nay, sometimes nonsense, in another.
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Beautiful Language Oneself
And plenty makes us poor.
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Poor
I am resolved to grow fat and look young till forty, and then slip out of the world with the first wrinkle and the reputation of five-and-twenty.
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Growth Myself Reputation Young
He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master.
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Himself Master Secret Servant Trust
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
Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.
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Bold Fear Greatness Mask

Sure there’s contagion in the tears of friends.

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