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Bold knaves thrive without one grain of sense, But good men starve for want of impudence.

John Dryden

All delays are dangerous in war.
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Dangerous Delay War
Long pains, with use of bearing, are half eased.
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Erase Pain
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
A man is to be cheated into passion, but to be reasoned into truth.
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Cheating Man Passion Reason Truth
Youth should watch joys and shoot them as they fly.
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Fly Joy Youth
Time and death shall depart and say in flying Love has found out a way to live, by dying.
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Death Finding Love Time Way
Dreams are but interludes that fancy makes… Sometimes forgotten things, long cast behind Rush forward in the brain, and come to mind.
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Dreams Forget Forward Mindset Time
Those who write ill, and they who ne’er durst write, Turn critics out of mere revenge and spite.
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Criticism Revenge Writing
Here lies my wife: here let her lie! Now she’s at rest, and so am I.
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Lying Myself Wife
Self-defense is Nature’s eldest law.
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Defense Law Nature
All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey.
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Decay Monarch Obedience Subject
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.
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Best Kind Ourselves Steal
He who would pry behind the scenes oft sees a counterfeit.
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Himself Scene
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
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
Tis a good thing to laugh at any rate; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness.
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Goodness Happiness Instrument Laughter Man Rate

Bold knaves thrive without one grain of sense, But good men starve for want of impudence.

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