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He who would pry behind the scenes oft sees a counterfeit.

John Dryden

Tis a good thing to laugh at any rate; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness.
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Goodness Happiness Instrument Laughter Man Rate
Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries, See the Furies arise!
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Fury Revenge See
Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne’er pardon who have done wrong.
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Forgiveness Injury Wrong
Kings fight for empires, madmen for applause.
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Fight King Mad Man Praise
Courage from hearts and not from numbers grows.
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Courage Growth Heart
He who would search for pearls must dive below.
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Himself Pearl Search
He who would pry behind the scenes oft sees a counterfeit.
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Himself Scene
By education most have been misled.
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Direction Education One Liner
None are so busy as the fool and the knave.
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Busy Fools
Trust reposed in noble natures obliges them the more.
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Nature Obligation Response Trust
And that the Scriptures, though not everywhere Free from corruption, or entire, or clear, Are uncorrupt, sufficient, clear, entire In all things which our needful faith require.
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Corruption Faith Freedom Need Scripture Sufficient
None, none descends into himself, to find The secret imperfections of his mind: But every one is eagle-ey’d to see Another’s faults, and his deformity.
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Finding Himself Imperfection Mistake Secret
Zeal, the blind conductor of the will.
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Blind Willing Zeal
Seas are the fields of combat for the winds; but when they sweep along some flowery coast, their wings move mildly, and their rage is lost.
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Lost Mild Rage Sea Wind
Virtue in distress, and vice in triumph make atheists of mankind.
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Kind Man Vice Virtue
He was exhaled; his great Creator drew His spirit, as the sun the morning dew.
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Creation Dew Greatness Himself Morning Spirit

He who would pry behind the scenes oft sees a counterfeit.

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