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If passion rules, how weak does reason prove!

John Dryden

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
All, as they say, that glitters is not gold.
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Glitter Gold
Dancing is the poetry of the foot.
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Dance Foot Poetry
Zeal, the blind conductor of the will.
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Blind Willing Zeal
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.
JOHN DRYDEN

Best Give Up Knowledge Nature Production True
If by the people you understand the multitude, the hoi polloi, ’tis no matter what they think; they are sometimes in the right, sometimes in the wrong; their judgment is a mere lottery.
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Judgement People Thinking Understand Wrong
Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.
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Fools One Liner Patriot
We by art unteach what Nature taught.
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Art Nature Teaching
Pride – Lord of human kind.
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Human Kind Pride
Order is the greatest grace.
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Greatness One Liner Order Peace
We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.
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Character Habit Inspirational Nature Ourselves
I’m a little wounded, but I am not slain; I will lay me down to bleed a while. Then I’ll rise and fight again.
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Fight Myself Rise Wound
Welcome, thou kind deceiver! Thou best of thieves; who, with an easy key, Dost open life, and, unperceived by us, Even steal us from ourselves.
JOHN DRYDEN

Best Kind Ourselves Steal
They first condemn that first advised the ill.
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Advise Sick
Trust on and think To-morrow will repay; To-morrow’s falser than the former day; Lies worse; and while it says, we shall be blest With some new Joys, cuts off what we possest.
JOHN DRYDEN

Fake Happiness Thinking Trust
Better to hunt in fields, for health unbought, Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught, The wise, for cure, on exercise depend; God never made his work for man to mend.
JOHN DRYDEN

Better Health Himself Man Work

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