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We must beat the iron while it is hot, but we may polish it at leisure.

John Dryden

Death in itself is nothing; but we fear to be we know not what, we know not where.
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Death Fear Known
We can never be grieved for their miseries who are thoroughly wicked, and have thereby justly called their calamities on themselves.
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Adversity Grief Misery Wicket
And write whatever Time shall bring to pass With pens of adamant on plates of brass.
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Plate Time Writing
Zeal, the blind conductor of the will.
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Blind Willing Zeal
All authors to their own defects are blind.
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Author Blind Defect
A narrow mind begets obstinacy; we do not easily believe what we cannot see.
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Believe Easy Invisible Mindset Unknown
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.
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Eyes Feeling Ourselves Soul Tender Togetherness Touch
Dreams are but interludes that fancy makes… Sometimes forgotten things, long cast behind Rush forward in the brain, and come to mind.
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Dreams Forget Forward Mindset Time
The secret pleasure of a generous act Is the great mind’s great bribe.
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Act Generous Greatness Pleasure Secret
But when to sin our biased nature leans, The careful Devil is still at hand with means; And providently pimps for ill desires.
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Desire Hands Nature Sick Sin
Blown roses hold their sweetness to the last.
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Hold Last Sweet
Truth is the object of our understanding, as good is of our will; and the understanding can no more be delighted with a lie than the will can choose an apparent evil.
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Choice Delight Evil Lying Object Truth Understand
Virgil and Horace were the severest writers of the severest age.
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Age Writing
If you have lived, take thankfully the past. Make, as you can, the sweet remembrance last.
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Live Past Remember Thankful
Repartee is the soul of conversation.
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Conversation One Liner Soul
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

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