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Kings fight for empires, madmen for applause.

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Faith is to believe what you do not yet see: the reward for this faith is to see what you believe. Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace.
JOHN DRYDEN

Believe Faith Grace Reward See Strength
All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey.
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Decay Monarch Obedience Subject
Silence in times of suffering is the best.
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Best Silence Suffering Time
We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.
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Character Habit Inspirational Nature Ourselves
For those whom God to ruin has design’d, He fits for fate, and first destroys their mind.
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Design God Mindset Ruin
Hushed as midnight silence.
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One Liner Silence
Politicians neither love nor hate.
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Hate Love Politics
Freedom which in no other land will thrive, Freedom an English subject’s sole prerogative.
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Freedom Subject Thrive
He was exhaled; his great Creator drew His spirit, as the sun the morning dew.
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Creation Dew Greatness Himself Morning Spirit
An hour will come, with pleasure to relate Your sorrows past, as benefits of Fate.
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Benefit Fate Pleasure Relate Sorrow Time
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
Sure there is none but fears a future state; And when the most obdurate swear they do not, Their trembling hearts belie their boasting tongues.
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Future Heart State Tongue Tremble
If passion rules, how weak does reason prove!
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Evidence Passion Reason Rule Weakness
Errors like straws upon the surface flow, Who would search for pearls to be grateful for often must dive below.
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Errors Flow Gratitude Surface
He who would pry behind the scenes oft sees a counterfeit.
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Himself Scene
Virgil and Horace were the severest writers of the severest age.
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Age Writing

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