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Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are.

John Dryden

Our souls sit close and silently within, And their own web from their own entrails spin; And when eyes meet far off, our sense is such, That, spider-like, we feel the tenderest touch.
JOHN DRYDEN

Eyes Feeling Ourselves Soul Tender Togetherness Touch
Tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today: Be fair or foul or rain or shine, The joys I have possessed in spite of fate are mine. Not heaven itself upon the past has power; But what has been has been, and I have had my hour.
JOHN DRYDEN

Live Myself Past Power Rain Shine Worst
Take not away the life you cannot give: For all things have an equal right to live.
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Equality Life Live Right
Present joys are more to flesh and blood Than a dull prospect of a distant good.
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Distance Flesh Goodness Present
Repentance is but want of power to sin.
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One Liner Power Regret Sin
To die for faction is a common evil, But to be hanged for nonsense is the devil.
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Common Death Devil Evil
War is the trade of kings.
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King One Liner Trade War
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.
JOHN DRYDEN

Alone Day Happiness Live Man Myself Secure Worst
Beware of the fury of the patient man.
JOHN DRYDEN

Beware Man Patience
And plenty makes us poor.
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Poor
Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone.
JOHN DRYDEN

Age Alone Enough Reason Strong Walk Youth
Nor is the people’s judgment always true: the most may err as grossly as the few.
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Judgment People True
Silence in times of suffering is the best.
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Best Silence Suffering Time
Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres.
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Body Break Preservation Shame Spirit
Time glides with undiscover’d haste; The future but a length behind the past.
JOHN DRYDEN

Discover Future Glide Haste Length Past
Many things impossible to thought have been by need to full perfection brought.
JOHN DRYDEN

Brought Impossible Need Perfection

Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are.

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