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

John Dryden

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
I never saw any good that came of telling truth.
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Goodness Myself Talk Truth
None but the brave deserve the fair.
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Brave Deserve Fair
I am as free as nature first made man, Ere the base laws of servitude began, When wild in woods the noble savage ran.
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Freedom Man Nature Run Savage Wild
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
Fame then was cheap, and the first comer sped; And they have kept it since by being dead.
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Cheap Death Fame
All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey.
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Decay Monarch Obedience Subject
Self-defense is Nature’s eldest law.
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Defense Law Nature
Zeal, the blind conductor of the will.
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Blind Willing Zeal
Set all things in their own peculiar place, and know that order is the greatest grace.
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Grace Known Order Place
By education most have been misled; So they believe, because they were bred. The priest continues where the nurse began, And thus the child imposes on the man.
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Believe Children Direction Education Lost Man
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
No king nor nation one moment can retard the appointed hour.
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King Mad Moments Nation
So softly death succeeded life in her, She did but dream of heaven, and she was there.
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Death Dreams Heaven Herself Life Success
Sure there’s contagion in the tears of friends.
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Friendship Tears

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

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