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Love is a passion Which kindles honor into noble acts.

John Dryden

Long pains, with use of bearing, are half eased.
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Erase Pain
All authors to their own defects are blind.
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Author Blind Defect
Mighty things from small beginnings grow.
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Beginning Growth Small
He invades authors like a monarch; and what would be theft in other poets is only victory in him.
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Author Himself Poet Theft Victory
No king nor nation one moment can retard the appointed hour.
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King Mad Moments Nation
Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne’er pardon who have done wrong.
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Forgiveness Injury Wrong
They that possess the prince possess the laws.
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Law Possession Prince
Courage from hearts and not from numbers grows.
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Courage Growth Heart
For age but tastes of pleasures youth devours.
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Age Devour Pleasure Taste Youth
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
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
He trudged along unknowing what he sought, And whistled as he went, for want of thought.
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Thinking Unknown Whistle
Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is with thoughts of what may be.
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Care Destroy Happiness Man Thinking
If all the world be worth thy winning. / Think, oh think it worth enjoying: / Lovely Thaïs sits beside thee, / Take the good the gods provide thee.
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God Goodness Love Thinking World
Truth is the object of our understanding, as good is of our will; and the understanding can no more be delighted with a lie than the will can choose an apparent evil.
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Choice Delight Evil Lying Object Truth Understand
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

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