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Truth is the foundation of all knowledge and the cement of all societies.

John Dryden

Murder may pass unpunished for a time, But tardy justice will overtake the crime.
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Crime Murder Punishment Time
Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone.
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Age Alone Enough Reason Strong Walk Youth
Mighty things from small beginnings grow.
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Beginning Growth Small
Repentance is but want of power to sin.
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One Liner Power Regret Sin
Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do their bounds divide.
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Bound Divison Greatness Intelligence Mad
A woman’s counsel brought us first to woe, And made her man his paradise forego, Where at heart’s ease he liv’d; and might have been As free from sorrow as he was from sin.
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Himself Man Paradise Sin Sorrow Woman
Swift was the race, but short the time to run.
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Race Run Swift Time
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
What, start at this! when sixty years have spread. Their grey experience o’er thy hoary head? Is this the all observing age could gain? Or hast thou known the world so long in vain?
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Age Empty Experience Known Start World
Parting is worse than death; it is death of love!
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Death Love Part Worst
Set all things in their own peculiar place, and know that order is the greatest grace.
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Grace Known Order Place
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.
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Alone Day Happiness Live Man Myself Secure Worst
Kings fight for empires, madmen for applause.
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Fight King Mad Man Praise
All delays are dangerous in war.
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Dangerous Delay War
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
Presence of mind and courage in distress, Are more than arrives to procure success?
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Courage Mindset Presence Success

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