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Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave deserves the fair.

John Dryden

They say everything in the world is good for something.
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Goodness Karma World
And write whatever Time shall bring to pass With pens of adamant on plates of brass.
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Plate Time Writing
Repentance is but want of power to sin.
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One Liner Power Regret Sin
They, who would combat general authority with particular opinion, must first establish themselves a reputation of understanding better than other men.
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Authority Better General Man Opinion Understand
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
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Pain Pleasure Sweet
Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have an end; whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue.
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Continue End Goodness Grace Principal Virtue
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
Murder may pass unpunished for a time, But tardy justice will overtake the crime.
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Crime Murder Punishment Time
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
For secrets are edged tools, And must be kept from children and from fools.
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Children Edge Fools Secret Tools
Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are.
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Love Pain Pleasure
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
Silence in times of suffering is the best.
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Best Silence Suffering Time
Merit challenges envy.
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Advantage Jealous One Liner
Deathless laurel is the victor’s due.
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Death Due
Be slow to resolve, but quick in performance.
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Performance Quick Slow

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