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War is the trade of kings.

John Dryden

When we view elevated ideas of Nature, the result of that view is admiration, which is always the cause of pleasure.
JOHN DRYDEN

Ideas Nature Pleasure View
Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.
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Fools One Liner Patriot
Order is the greatest grace.
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Greatness One Liner Order Peace
If you have lived, take thankfully the past. Make, as you can, the sweet remembrance last.
JOHN DRYDEN

Live Past Remember Thankful
Zeal, the blind conductor of the will.
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Blind Willing Zeal
Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.
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Anger Cherish Disappear Forget
Long pains, with use of bearing, are half eased.
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Erase Pain
Desire of greatness is a godlike sin.
JOHN DRYDEN

Desire God Greatness Sin
Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way: Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on, And see the dangers that we cannot shun.
JOHN DRYDEN

Beautiful Dangerous Surface Way
It is a madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because in herself she is nothing, can rule nothing, but is ruled by prudence.
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Fortune Madness Prudence Rule
But Shakespeare’s magic could not copied be; Within that circle none durst walk but he.
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Himself Magic Walk
Repartee is the soul of conversation.
JOHN DRYDEN

Conversation One Liner Soul
Satire among the Romans, but not among the Greeks, was a bitter invective poem.
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Bitter Poem Satire
All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey.
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Decay Monarch Obedience Subject
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
No king nor nation one moment can retard the appointed hour.
JOHN DRYDEN

King Mad Moments Nation

War is the trade of kings.

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